My Personal Political Ideology

1. 1.Taxes: Do you feel like people should pay more taxes to support more programs, or less taxes so that people keep more of their own money? I believe that people should pay more taxes to support more programs because you never know when you might need to take advantage of  a program such as medicare or food stamps. 
2.  Spending: Do you feel like the government should spend a lot of money on programs or that the government should cut its spending to pay off its debt? I feel that the government should cut spending to pay off its debt because once our debts are payed of we will be able to spend our own money on programs and not need to continue to raise the debt ceiling.
3. Military: Do you believe that the US should spend lots of money on its military and maintain a large presence in other countries around the world or that they should stay out of foreign affairs and have a smaller military?  I believe that the US should spend less money on the millitary and stay of of foreign affairs because those are the problems of other countries and we need not get involved unless it directly affects the US.
4. Welfare: Do you think that the government should help those who are less fortunate by providing them with financial assistance or that those people should find a way to help themselves without using other people’s tax money? I think that the government should help those who are less fortunate by providing them with financial assistance because I believe that the problems in this country would be alot less if the poverty level was lower than it currently exists.
5. Gun Rights: Do you think that every person should have unrestricted rights to own guns and take them where they want to or do you think that the government should put more restrictions on people’s right to own a gun? I think that the govenment should put more restrictions on people's right to own a gun because if people had unresticted rights to own guns then there would be alot more chaos and anarchy in the streets of the US.
6. Homosexual Rights: Do you think that the government should make sure that homosexuals are not discriminated against, including the right to marry whoever they want to, or do you think that the government should stay out of this issue and people should be allowed to discriminate against homosexuals and even ban homosexual marriage?  I thinks that the government should make sure that homosexuals are not discriminated against, includinf the right to marry whoever they want to because the government protects against discrimination against minorities, gender, and age. Why should the rights of homosexuals be any different? 
7. Prayer in schools: Do you think that there should be prayer in schools at things like sporting events, assemblies, graduations, or over the intercom, or do you think there should be no prayer in schools at all so as not to make people with different religious beliefs uncomfortable? I think that there should be no prayer in schools at all so as not to make people with different religious beliefs uncomfortable because the US is a nation with a seperation of church and freedom of religion.
8. Abortions: Do you believe that a woman should have the right to choose to terminate a pregnancy if she does not want to have a baby, or that abortions should be illegal because an unborn baby’s rights should be protected? I believe that a woment should have the right to choose to terminate a pregnanct if she does not want to have a baby because  if the woman was raped she does not need a constant reminder of that terrible event with her for the next 18 years, and if she is in an unstable place in her life she should be able to decide whether or not to bring a baby into the world at the time.
9. War on Drugs: Do you believe that the government should do everything in its power to stop the trafficking of illegal drugs by severely punishing those who posses or sell them, or do you think that drug use is a “victimless crime” and that the government should focus on other types of crime? I believe that drug use is a "victimless crime" and that the government should focus on other types of crime, the government is not fighting a war on alcoholism so the government should be focusing their efforts on more serious crimes.
10.  Rights of the Accused: Do you think that accused criminals should be able to appeal their convictions and possibly go free if there were problems in their prosecution, or that the courts already do too much to let people off the hook on technicalities? I think that accused criminals should be able to appeal their cinvictions and possibly go free if there are problems in their prosecutions because there are to many cases in which innocent people are sitting in prison on multiple life sentences or on death row for crimes they did not commit.
11. Rights of Accused Terrorists: Do you think that people accused of being terrorist have the same rights as US citizens and should be given fair trails and protected from things like torture, or do you think that the US should do all that it can to stop terrorism everywhere in the world? I think that people accused of being terrorists should have the same rights as US citizens and should be given fair trials ans protected from things like torture because they are "accused" and just like American citizens they should be givin the same rights as the accused and be prosumed innosent until proven guilty.
12. Which of the two main ideologies do you think best describes your political beliefs? Of the two main idologies I believe that Liberal best describes my political beliefs.
13. What is the main source of most of the political beliefs that you have described? The main source of most of the political beliefs that I have described has been school.

Obama & Public Opinion

Obama's Bad Friday was written by Daniel Stone and posted on September 2, 2011. The column records how the White House administration released a series of bad reports on a holiday weekend. Daniel Stone gives an account of the how the administration's effort to pivot the jobs agenda. The column ends with a quote from political scientist Larry Sabato who is sceptical of how a speech and a tour can help Obama pivot. The article is Daniel's personal interpretation of Obama's main agenda.

Daniel Stone's column gives us an explanation an explanation as to why the Obama administration would give bad news on a Friday before a holiday weekend. He quotes Sabato as saying "It has to be real news to reinvent himself," meaning that the job piviot may not be enough to get the Obama administration back in the good graces of the American people. Republican's are using the Obama administration's mistakes as their main focus to appeal to Obama's disappointed fan base.

1. What bad news did the Obama administration release to the media on Friday

That there had been zero job growth, and that he planed to scale back on on administration regulation of the Ozone

2. Why would they do that right before a holiday weekend?

They would do that right before a holiday weekend because people would be less likely to pay attention

3. What will keep the public from focusing on the Obama administration's problems this week?

9/11 commemorations and the GOP presidential debate

4. What is the top item on Obama's agenda currently?

Obama's agenda are currently to jumpstart his stalled presidency and unveil his jobs agenda

5. Explain how this story shows how the Obama administration tries to take control of public opinion so that the media does not control it.

This story shows how the Obama administration tries to take control of public opinion so that the media does ot control it by showing how the Obama administration gave the bad news so that the media would not be able to swing public opinion in disfavor of the Obama administration.

Rick Perry

Rick Perry, Anti-Federalist was written by David Sessions and published on August 18, 2011. The column is a review of Rick Perry's book Fed Up! Our Fight To Save America From Washington. Sessions argues that altho Perry claims to be a Tea Partiest, and be in support of federalism, his arguments state otherwise.

Federalism is the idea that the national and state governments share power's in controling the nation. As a self-proclaimed member of the Tea Party, Perry uses the Federalist Papers to support him, but in his book he is continuously quotes the ideals of the Anti-Federalists.

1. What does Rick Perry think is wrong with the federal government?
that the federal government has abandoned respect for the Constitution

2. What is wrong with the way that Rick Perry is quoting the Federalist Papers?

Perry is quoting all the Anti-Federalist arguments

3. Why would Perry be so supportive of the Tenth Amendment?

Because he is the Gov. of Texas and wants more control in the states

4. Why is Perry's support of Lincoln during the civil war strange?

Perry's support seems strange because Lincoln undermined the constitution frequently during the Civil War

5. What is Perry's biggest problem with the federal government?

6. What criticisms of Bush and Obama does the author make?

that the Bush administration gave the authority to have illegal wiretaps, to hold and torture POWs without charge, and the Obama administration not only has sheiled Bush officials from prosecution but also asserted its power to launch wars without approval

7. What does Perry feel should be at the top of the public agenda?

the defense of freedom

8. What is Perry's attitude toward America's military?

Perry thinks that the government underspends on America's military

9. After reading his book, what does the author end up thinking about Rick Perry?

the author ends up deciding the Rick Perry hates govenment to much to be trusted with it

10. After reading the article, what do you think about Perry's chances of becoming the Republican Party nominee for president?

after reading the article I dont think the Republican Party will want such a misinformed man to be their nominee for president