History of Politics and Such

Politics have been an ingrained aspect in human life. Without politics there would be no structure or control in our world. As much as some people hate the idea of a controlling government we must realize that politics of any sort are absolutely necessary. Politics give a country a sense of organization. It also gives a country a feeling of aspiration, that with the help of a political system, they may be able to prosper and become one of the leading superpowers of the world.
Creating a political system in the United States has been much of a slippery slope. Many conflicts have resulted and many people have died for what we have to this day, but what we have is worth fighting for. In the beginning, the United States were not even a group of united territories. The territories within the boundaries of what we know now to be the United States used to be separate colonies owned by Britain, however, not operated by the British. The first of the American colonies that was founded in the Americas was known as Jamestown, which soon grew into the state of Virginia. Jamestown had made great amounts of profit on the growing and selling of tobacco. The colony of Virginia soon became very prosperous, causing more and more people to immigrate into the New World from Great Britain hoping to become accomplished and wealthy farmers.
Soon enough the colonies had become a great untapped resource under the British Empire. After many ridiculous taxes were put onto the colonies the Revolutionary War broke out. After the American victory a new government had to be established. To create a proper and formal government consent needed to be had by all of the major 13 colonies, it had to be unanimous. The first convention first created the Articles of Confederation, a document outlining the United States first form of a government. However, some viewed the Articles as crippling to a government. The government under the Articles was given too little power, not even enough to defend itself. These arguments over the Articles of Confederation lead to one of the very first division into political parties, the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. The Federalists were for a revision of the Articles where as the Anti-Federalists were for keeping the Articles as is. In the end the Federalists won and were able to redraft the Articles of Confederation, but under a new name; thus the Constitution was born. Most people were skeptical about the constitution, but after fierce debate the Constitution was finally ratified in 1787. After the ratification of the constitution, our political parties became more and more diverse. After going through various parties that did not seem to last (Whig Party, Free-Soilers, Greenbacks) the American people finally found the two best parties suited for them; the Republicans and the Democrats. The Republicans have been known to endorse a small central government and conservatism. The Republicans believe that the government should never intrude upon American business or the rights of the states themselves. Republicans trend to be older white men, Asians, or businessmen. The Democrats on the other hand support a bigger role of the government. The Democrats want the government to control things such as health care and border security because Democrats feel as if it is the government’s responsibility to take care of those. Democrats trend to be Blacks, Hispanics, Women, and in general people who have gone to an institute of higher education. Politics have come a long way since the mid 18th century. We have seen politics bring our country together or tear it apart; however, we all know that without politics we would be only a shell of a country.

Analyzing The Deeper Meaning Of What I Did

Politics play one of the most important roles in our society. Without a political system the United States would be in complete and utter chaos. Politics is defined as “…the process and method of decision making for groups of human beings.” The key part of that definition is “decision.” It is our responsibility as citizens to keep ourselves well involved with our own local politics. However, due to the fast-paced lifestyle of the 21st century, most people have not been able to keep up with the political happenings in our nation. This scary fact was outlined in a research poll done before the 2000 election. “The poll showed that 56 percent of Americans could not name a single Democratic candidate for president. Things weren't better for the Republicans: Only 63 percent could recall the name ‘Bush.’” The fact that a majority of Americans could not even name a Democratic candidate is something that no one should have to deal with.
My civic duty was to help the people of our community further understand their local politics. Putting on a political panel for my town was the least that I could have done to help my country. Politics has taken the back seat against pop culture and celebrities. This sort of behavior is not conducive to a productive society. We cannot pay attention too the lives of others when people around us are just as important. Ideolizing the rich makes for a terrible life, leaving you forever wanting what they have and turning into a monster for greed. Politics help give you the ability to change your life now, give you reason, and help you generally make the world a better place. Complaining about current events is not the way to solve them, one needs to take up the responsibility to go out and change the world yourself, something that I have attempted to do by organizing this political panel with the Politico Club at Boulder Creek High School. Helping bring the candidates to a public forum gives the citizens an opportunity to have a personal conversation with the candidates.
Bringing the campaign on a more personal level benefits both the voter and the candidate. The candidate gets the opportunity to perhaps secure a vote, where as the voter is given the opportunity to get an insider story on the candidate, develop an opinion about them, and keep the political process flowing. Politics needs to be on the forefront of every Americans mind. We need the political system to keep not only our country functioning properly and efficiently, but to keep the entire world from collapsing upon itself. America is considered one of the superpowers of the world, it’s about time we started acting like one. Keeping yourself informed is not a very difficult thing to do, but it is difficult to bring yourself to do it. With the internet, there have become easier and easier ways to keep yourself involved in local, national, and global politics, all that is needed is the actual drive to become a more informed voter. Political participation is at a low right now in this country and I hope to bring politics back into the homes of America. Having a well informed America is the first step to getting back on track with the economy. If the people are more informed on the issues they will be able to make the best choice of a candidate who will be able to protect their best interests and help right our ship. The political panel seemed to be the most direct and easiest opportunity I had to making politics more important in everyday life, and I hope it will not soon be my last.

PICS OR GTFO

Relaxing after a hard day.
Having a quick chat with the candidates
Guests of honor.
Brandon and I securing the perimeter and making sure everything is lookin' nice.
Gathering our thoughts.

Stuff I Did To Help My Community And Junk

For my community service project I chose to work with Boulder Creek High School’s politico club. The Politico club at Boulder Creek is in charge for any sort of political happenings in the school or generally around Anthem. The club is responsible for helping Boulder Creek and its students more influential in the political scene to help create a new generation of informed voters. For the community service in the politico club, we were in charge of putting on a political panel to allow state district representatives a place to argue about the issues and help keep our local community informed during the November midterms. Our club worked hard to get the state representatives out to Anthem, calling and calling them until they finally gave a secure straight answer. Too put on the panel itself took a lot of planning work. First we needed to be sure we had permission from our principal to be able to use the auditorium and give a specific date that we could use it. We also had to make sure that the time that we were allotted to used the auditorium was able to coincide with the times available with the campaigners. Luckily though we were able to get the date organized and figured out so we could figure out what would actually be happening at this panel. We began working on questions that we would like to ask the campaigners dealing with the contemporary issues. I personally thought that our political panel was a hit and it gave me an opportunity to talk with some people whom I would not ordinarily talk to. All in all, it was a fun time.