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US History- Thursday, October 3
Chuck arrived with his customary lateness, and set his briefcase down on his desk. "So. The United States constitution." He walked to the board, bent over, and picked up the chalk.
The United States Constitution
“After the Revolutionary war, the states drafted the Articles of Confederation. These sucked. There were various reasons why they sucked, among them the fact that this was a union, not a confederacy. As the US threatened to devolve into chaos, a leading delegation of statespersons gathered to create a better legal system. They decided to name their new document “The Constitution,” after Hamilton’s deceased mother.
As I hope you all know after years in the public school system, the Constitution set up the three branches of American government: The Judicial, the Legislative, and the One Who Actually Holds Power. These were all set with a system of checks and balances, (Hint: right down that phrase. It will be on the test,) to keep no one branch from becoming too powerful. Unfortunately, it was all too easy for the Branch that Actually Holds Power (aka the Executive branch) to wrest control of the country from the other two.
“Washington (who still was capable of ripping open skulls and eating the brains of his opponents, even in his old age), saw more problems. He warned that partisanship within the American people could lead to a rift. He spoke of bickering and strife among the public, bickering that not even threats of pulling the car over, so help me God could fix.
“The people did not heed Washington’s words, and divided into two parties: the Federalist party and the Ice-Cream party. The Ice-Cream party was very popular for a while, but when the chocolate and vanilla ran out, no one wanted to eat that stupid strawberry stuff, and they all left to form the anti-federalist party. Really, they just wanted to screw with the Federalist party, but they took it a bit too far. The United States has been a two-party system ever since, and we’ve since learned that it’s a good idea. Today, it saves people from having to decide on their own opinions. All they have to do is choose which party they support, and then they can have a set list of ideas. It’s a wonderful time saver."
Time was running out in class. “Yadda yadda, three-fifths compromise, yadda, great compromise, yadda yadda drama will we sign it? They did. The end.
Next week, in addition to your homework, I want you to prepare a short presentation on one of our founding fathers. Pick the one you hate the most, and tell us why you hate them, and how terrible they were.
“Any questions?”
[OOC: There shall be an OCD, oh such an OCD there shall be… and here it is!]
The United States Constitution
“After the Revolutionary war, the states drafted the Articles of Confederation. These sucked. There were various reasons why they sucked, among them the fact that this was a union, not a confederacy. As the US threatened to devolve into chaos, a leading delegation of statespersons gathered to create a better legal system. They decided to name their new document “The Constitution,” after Hamilton’s deceased mother.
As I hope you all know after years in the public school system, the Constitution set up the three branches of American government: The Judicial, the Legislative, and the One Who Actually Holds Power. These were all set with a system of checks and balances, (Hint: right down that phrase. It will be on the test,) to keep no one branch from becoming too powerful. Unfortunately, it was all too easy for the Branch that Actually Holds Power (aka the Executive branch) to wrest control of the country from the other two.
“Washington (who still was capable of ripping open skulls and eating the brains of his opponents, even in his old age), saw more problems. He warned that partisanship within the American people could lead to a rift. He spoke of bickering and strife among the public, bickering that not even threats of pulling the car over, so help me God could fix.
“The people did not heed Washington’s words, and divided into two parties: the Federalist party and the Ice-Cream party. The Ice-Cream party was very popular for a while, but when the chocolate and vanilla ran out, no one wanted to eat that stupid strawberry stuff, and they all left to form the anti-federalist party. Really, they just wanted to screw with the Federalist party, but they took it a bit too far. The United States has been a two-party system ever since, and we’ve since learned that it’s a good idea. Today, it saves people from having to decide on their own opinions. All they have to do is choose which party they support, and then they can have a set list of ideas. It’s a wonderful time saver."
Time was running out in class. “Yadda yadda, three-fifths compromise, yadda, great compromise, yadda yadda drama will we sign it? They did. The end.
Next week, in addition to your homework, I want you to prepare a short presentation on one of our founding fathers. Pick the one you hate the most, and tell us why you hate them, and how terrible they were.
“Any questions?”
[OOC: There shall be an OCD, oh such an OCD there shall be… and here it is!]
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My father would gut you for making that suggestion.
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