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Another video URL:  http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1lj2UpUVqzE. 

Summary:

• 1776-1787 run under the first constitution 'the articles of confederation'.
• Federal government was to weak and not enough power
• Federal government has to try and gain power
• Only 1 branch of government: legislative
• 1 vote per state
• The good: northwest ordinance of 1787 federal government nation, territory's join US
• The bad: no president, no court,no tax, no army, 13 votes to change articles of confederation
• The ugly: shays rebellion demanding change
• Congress was 13 members
• Federal government had a lot less power than the state 

Reflection

1. Tell me one thing that you learned in Government class. I learned that the 8th amendment forbids excessive bill or fines and cruel and unusual punishments. Also Ex post facto law means you cannot go backward in time and change your sentence.
2. Tell me one thing that surprised you. I was surprised when we took the quiz to find out if he were democrat or republican and I was a democrat, I thought I would be a republican.
3. Tell me one thing that you did not agree with and why.  I do not agree that the government should have the right to listen to your phone calls and invade your privacy.
4. Explain why taking U.S. Government is important to help make you a well-rounded person. Taking U.S Government is important because it helps you find out and establish the differences between democrat and republicans and will help for when you vote, also it is important because you learn all the rights you have as a citizen. 
5. How could Ms. Sullivan make Government class better? Ms.Sullivan can make Government class better by having more educational movies. 

Civil rights and liberties

 1. The war Changed American ideas of individual liberty and government power.
2. Tension between national security, free speech, national identity, and individual rights.
3. She means that they don't know where to start at times, they don't do things in an orderly fashion, but they always get the job done.
4. The essay is saying how America has changed after world war 2. After the war, the world became more democratic cause there were more territories under the U.S's control. Many people were mad because they fought in the war for there freedoms and they still didn't have it. It took nearly 20 years for the Court to strike down literacy tests and poll taxes.
5. Rights are relatives and not absolute means that you have your right to do something but you have your limits, like you have freedom of speech but cannot speak of overthrowing the government.