Carolina Urraca
Politics 166
Assignment #3

                                           The Declaration of Independence

We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.

Response:

This part of the article of The Declaration of Independence is describing how great it is to be independent and not have to be below any other country. The date that United States declared its Independence was July 4th of 1776 and notified the 13 colonies and not longer be considered part of the British Empire. This part of the paragraph where it says " That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States " is basically indicating that they finally reached their goal by having the right to do whatever they want and do the things as Independent States do. Having the ability to become Independent lead them to have more power, peace and commerce.

Carolina Urraca
Politics 166
Assignment #1

Despite Negativity, Americans Mixed on Ideal Role of Gov't

by Frank Newport

                   Majority Willing to Trade Off Lower Taxes for Fewer Services

A majority of Americans (56%) say they would be willing to pay less in taxes and accept fewer services, rather than either leaving things as they are now or paying more taxes for more services. This supports the general position of some conservatives and libertarians, including GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul. They argue that citizens should want their government to do less, and thus collect fewer taxes. Liberals, on the other hand, have focused on the value of the services the government provides, particularly in terms of creating jobs and providing a social safety net, and the necessity of keeping tax revenue flowing in order to fund those services. Fewer than half of Americans, however, currently want to keep or add to the level of taxes and services they have now.

Response:

This paragraph is explaining that the majority of Americans prefer to pay less taxes and less services instead of paying more taxes and getting more services. This means that they were not satisfied since they had to pay a lot of taxes which probability affected their lifestyle. Only the 56% prefer to pay less taxes with less service and the other percentage probability wanted to stay the way it is now. I choose this paragraph because I found it very interesting about the percentage of people who want to pay less taxes in exchange of less services. I totally agree with the 56% who are willing to trade off lower taxes for a fewer service because the less you have to pay the more you can save.