Political Science 101 Final Report

At the beginning of this semester, Fall 2016, I came into Political Science 101 with the idea that it would be nothing more than simply an entry level course that was required for my major. However, from day one, I realized that my initial assessment of the course was wrong. Sitting here at the end of the semester, I realize that in order to be an active participant in our government you must have some basic, yet very important, knowledge about the creating and inner workings of our government. To this effect, what I felt was most important in understanding our government and the current state of affairs in our nation was the Constitution. This document outlines the purpose of the government, as believed by the framers, as well as the plan for the

Conversely, after a closer examination of the actual document you will come to find that the framers did not have everyone in mind at its inception. I would have never felt it necessary to study the Constitution and its actual meaning had it not been for this class. Having to break down it down and applying its words to the world we live in, it was forced me to take stock of some of my previously held beliefs and to reevaluate the way we, as a country, are so inundated with the idea of patriotism and cultural solidarity. Every aspect of our political landscape, from political elections to current events, goes back to the Constitution amplifying its importance to our lives. Whereas before this class I believed that the Constitution had been ratified into its best possible form and represented the ideals commiserate with the multicultural society that we now inhabit, I no longer feel that same hope. The Constitution now, to me, is more like fiction book with an idealistic story being told of what America would like in its purest form, not in the state that it is