Constitution

3/5 of the slaves in a state would be counted in appointing representatives, elections, and taxes. The added population would change the representatives in the house greatly in the South, becasue the South had many more slaves. Southerners wanted 1/2, while northerners wanted 3/4. James Madison proposed a compromise of 3/5

Did this mean that the people only thought that a slave was only worth 3/5 of a human? Why did they count this, and make it such a difficult process? Legalized racism, said in the Constitution that slaves were worth 3/5 of a person. Slavery is constitutional. Slaves become property according to Constitution.

1/11/11 Amendment- A change, correction, or improvement of something.

1st Amendment- The government cannot make a law that denies people's freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
 * //"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."//**

Principal's strengths: Trying to protect students from inapropriate material

Student's strengths: Freedom of speech/press

I voted for the students because the schools have an "impossible task" to protect the students, but doing so having to take away the rights of the students. Mr. Hurley said that in these cases, the school almost always loses because they have to violate the Constitution to protect the students.


 * 1) I am the President, I can declare war on Lower Slobovia; I can make any decision I want.
 * 2) I am a Senator; I can help write and pass any law I want.
 * 3) I am the President of the United States; I can veto any law passed by Congress.
 * 4) I am the President of the United States; I can do anything I want.
 * 5) I am the President of the United States; I can make a treaty with Upper Slobovia.
 * 6) We're the Supreme Court; we'll be ruling on every law for years.

1) Had to be checked by legislative branch. 2) The president can veto it. The law must be constiturional. 3) Congress can try to pass it again 4) Supreme court can punish you 5) Congress needs to approve it? Only legislative branch can make treaties. 6) Has to be appointed by executive branch