In History class, we have been talking about the construction of the brand-new government and the constitution. On Monday, we mostly discussed how the government came to be, and the troubles of starting a new country. It was interesting to see the different opinions of all of my classmates about what is most important in starting a government and what the most troubling problems would be for a new union. The articles of confederation was the backbone of the America we know today. Even though it had a huge amount of problems that came with it, it was a start. It was extremely important because it is the basis of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the government. We also did quite a bit on the Preamble to the Constitution. The class split up into groups of 3 or 4, and we had to discuss the meaning of each part of the Preamble. It was helpful to work in groups because I thought it would have been pretty hard to figure out what each part meant if you did not have any input from the others in the group. I liked trying to connect the individual parts to the country's policies today. The Preamble is a goal that every citizen in America should work to make come true. It is a layout of a perfect country, and since perfection is unattainable, the Preamble is a way to remind us of what we need to try to reach if we as a people want to be happy.
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