Make sure you have information on each issue from the lesson listed in the file. choose the issue you found most interesting from the lesson. discuss the issue with a parent or trusted adult in your community. increasing spending on programs for those in need building new offshore drilling rigs replacing a strip mall with a superstore increasing the minimum driving age write a paragraph that explains your perspective on one of these issues. be sure to include reasons for your perspective. there is no wrong answer, but you must use details from the debate on your chosen topic from the lesson. write a second paragraph to describe how else the issue may be addressed, such as the example you described in your cap file. include any new ideas from discussion with a trusted adult. read the discussion posting guidelines. then post your two paragraphs to the discussion area. respond to at least two other students' posts. you may choose to respond to posts on different issues. tell them why you agree or disagree with their explanation or what you would add. use information from the lesson in your posts.

My issue that I chose was: Increasing minimum driving age.  

As you all know the minimum driving age is 16 for a driver’s license. I believe that it should be greater. This is because the younger you are when driving the less responsibility, you have. I think it should be 18. But I still think that the drivers permit should stay at 15 because then they can have more practice with there parents/trusted adults with drivers license so when you do get your license you are more experienced.

It also can be taken care of by parent permission. When the parent decides that the kid is ready enough then they can take their test. Then the parent will be asked if the kid is ready for a driver’s license and if yes is said then they can take the driver’s test. But it can’t just be any time they have to had been driving for at least one year or more. The more people you ask the different answers you’ll get but this is just my opinion.

Explanation:

1) checks and balances- this idea is implemented in the constitution to ensure that no one branch of the federal government gains too much power. for example, the legislative branch(congress) can approve a bill that will then be sent to the executive branch (president). if the president does not like the bill or thinks that it violates the rights of citizens, he/she can veto the bill. vetoing the bill stops the bill from becoming a law. this check on power ensures that congress makes laws that do not violate the rights of citizens.

2) anti-federalists do not want to ratify the constitution unless it includes a bill of rights. the anti-federalists are worried that the constitution gives too much power to the federal government. having a strong central government caused problems when the us was still part of great britain. this is why the anti-federalists are fearful of this type of system.

3) federalists want a new constitution passed because it will fix america's weak political structure. before the us constitution is implemented, the constitution being used is known as the articles of confederation. this constitution has an extremely weak central government, allowing for disunity among the states.

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