Interview

          For this interview, I decided to interview my older sister. To start off, I asked her what political issue she is concerned about. In response, she believes the national debt and national spending are major problems of our country. The national debt not only affects our economy, but also people's everyday lives and unemployment. She believes the government is spending money unreasonably because it is not fairly distributed towards . The majority of government spending goes towards the military, however, she believes more should go towards funding for education and helping creating more jobs for the unemployed. When I asked her what the purpose of the government is supposed to be, she proposed the government is an organized system created by the people, for the people. She understands that the government has a great impact on our daily lives, even in matters you may not think they could be involved in.
          Next, I moved onto the topic of the Constitution and the setup of the government. I questioned my sister on how well she thinks our government works, and she feels having an indirect democracy is good because the people are able to express their political beliefs by voting on a representative on their behalf, even though not all people vote. However, when I asked her about what she thinks about the setup of our government, she had some mixed feelings. She thinks it is beneficial to share the power between three branches, so that we are not ruled by mainly one group or person. However, having three branches in government is also inefficient because there may be disagreements between each of the branches, so nothing gets accomplished or passed (if they are debating about adding a new law, etc.). When I asked for her opinion on the Constitution, she claimed people take it too literally. The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution based on historic events of their time period, but the world is continuously changing. She believes the Constitution is outdated and that we should revise it with much consideration, just not too often, since the Constitution has only been revised a few times over the past few hundred years.
          In conclusion, I agree with many points my sister has made about the government, such as how the national debt is major crisis that affects everyday people and that the Constitution should be updated to fit our modernized society. Interviewing my sister, and taking other people's opinions in consideration in general, allows me to think about all factors politicians may have had to consider in the past. This has helped my expand my knowledge and learning of government and the big ideas we learned in our first unit.