Hailey Conway

The United States government has always joined and/ or started wars without the support of the American citizens. It is proven throughout history that war destroys the economies of all parties involved. The government tries to shut down people who speak out against them going to war or even anything war related. People never really hear anything on the news or in major publications about war or war related topics. People have to search on cryptic or somewhat hidden websites to find strong anti-war opinions. Even when trying to just search about war on Google, it is very difficult to find anything about modern war and the United States involvement in it. The government knows that the majority of citizens are not in favor of the U.S. getting involved in wars. https://www.theamericanconservative.com/web-categories/realism-restraint/   https://www.antiwar.com/ These two websites showcase very strong anti-war voices from all sides of the political spectrum. Often people think that conservat

Black Lives Matter is a political and social movement that advocates for justice and healing for Black people across the globe. People in support of this movement protest against police brutality and violence that is directed towards people of races other than those who are white. The BLM Movement was founded in 2013 after the murder of Trayvon Martin. This movement recently had large engagement and has been made more aware to the world after the terrible murder of George Floyd that was caused by police brutality. https://blacklivesmatter.com/ The movement took a bad turn when protesters became rioters and anarchists. The first amendment protects people’s rights to peaceful protest but does not condone breaking the law by looting store and destroying cities.   https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/21/us/black-lives-matter-protests-tactics.html   The article that I read about the Black Lives Matter Movement talks about how in Portland, Oregon the protests have turned from peaceful to forceful

In the United States, there are three main branches of government; the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch. The judicial branch is the court system in the United States. We the people trust these courts, of all different levels, to interpret the constitution. The highest-level court in the United States is the supreme court. It is the most powerful judiciary system in the world and is used as a model for judiciary systems around the world. The supreme court is made up of 9 justices who are appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate. The justices have no term limit and usually serve as a judge until they are no longer able. After watching the videos about the supreme court, I have a new-found respect and admiration for the 9 justices. The 9 justices of the supreme court dedicate so much of their lives to serving on the court and making decisions that impact the lives of so many people.  I think it is incredible how the 9 justices work underneath