Civic Mirror Case Study

Question 1: What is the greatest strength AND what is the greatest weakness of the way our federal government is organized? Refer to the three branches of the government, the first three Articles of the Constitution, the way the branch is structured, and the checks and balances that regulate power between the three branches. Though strong and reliable the federal government is not perfect, it has flaws and weak points that can make being a US citizen frustrating at times. The most prevalent flaw is how divided the United States is as a country. Each state has the right to its own laws and government as given in the tenth amendment. The problem with the ability for states to pass their own laws is that it gives the possibility of major laws
The first year of the Civic Mirror, year 2000, proved to be very fruitful in both discourse and drama as many stereotypes of the human behavior were magnified. It was made prevalent that in places of power, greed and abuse of power runs rampant. In the country of WIIdemboyz there was a law in place that each citizen would receive one unit of health or education as well as food if need be. However, that was not the case, as some government officials used their inside relationships to gain extra units. The law that was put in place to protect the citizens of WIIdemboyz was ignored by its own enforcers as they consumed extra food and health units. This kind of work around, abusing the government for your own needs, is exemplified in the US government today. For example, Donald Trump recently passed a new tax law that would decrease the amount of taxes paid in 6 of 7 brackets. After passing the law he told his friends, all millionaires themselves, that they had “just become a lot richer” in this instance Donald Trump used his power and leeway to use the government for his own gain. It is interesting to see that something this large in scale can be reflected in a short game run by high
One of the most important responsibilities we, as Americans, have is exercising our right to vote. Using your right to vote is one of the easiest ways to have your opinion heard amongst the millions of voices in our country. It is both simple and easy and has a lot of weigh in our democratic society. In our “So You’re 18” assignment we went over this constitutional right to vote and how in 2012 only 45% of people in the age range of 18-29 voted. Voting is how major decisions are made in America and by choosing to abstain, you lose the right to complain when things end in a way you dislike as you chose to not make your opinion