Political Movies

In class, we watched Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and at home I watched Dave.  Mr. Smith Goes to Washington was about a young man who gets put into Congress as a pawn but ends up making a big splash in how politics are run.  Dave was about a presidential look-a-like gets dropped into the presidency as a pawn but ends up making a difference and being a very good president himself, despite his lack of political background.  The two movies had the same basic idea, and both were very well made.  Both movies showed how an average man could be a good politician because he is honest and caring.  I thought that Mr. Smith goes to Washington had a better political story line because Dave also tried to incorporate a love story, but overall I enjoyed watching Dave more because the characters were more interesting and captivating.

Can a Supreme Court Justice affect our daily lives?

Yes, I do believe that a single Supreme Court Justice can affect our daily lives because he/she holds a vote in the highest court of our country, and with only 9 Supreme Court Justices, every vote counts.  The Supreme Court can make things legal or illegal, like abortion, which can affect thousands of people.  With only nine votes to count, one single vote can be he difference between legality and illegality.

Six Year Presidential Term

I feel that limiting the presidency to a single six year term could benefit our country because each president would be able to focus solely on helping us to become a better nation, instead of having a president who focuses on campaigning for the last year of his term.  It could also offer a chance for more diversity among our presidents to come because of the limitation of one term.  It could allow our nation to have leaders from different types of backgrounds, which could help our country in many different ways.