Class+Constitution

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 * __Our Constitution__**

We, the people of this history class, in order to prevent Mrs. Larson from becoming an evil dictator, gain knowledge, create a favorable work environment, and make class more enjoyable, have decided to create this constitution for the happiness of the World/US History 10 class.
 * Preamble:**

Legicial - All members of the classroom are a part of the "Legicial" branch of government. The Legicial branch is a combination of the Legislative and the Judicial branches. We all have the right to make laws and vote to pass them.

Wednesday - On Wednesdays, we will have discussions about our class for twenty minutes. During this time anyone can bring up a suggestion for a law, or a suggestion to overturn one. If you wish to make a new law, a change, or overturn a law, you must have a hard copy of your proposal to present to the class. This must be neatly prepared and typed. If the discussion should exceed the designated 20 minutes, a vote can be held to extend the discussion. Majority rules.

Thursday - On Thursdays a secret ballot will be held to make new laws, changes, or overturn laws. We will all take ten minutes to vote on these decisions. We will write yes or no on a slip of paper, fold the piece of paper in half and put them in a designated pile. The pile of papers will be read and the verdict of whether or not the law will be passed, dropped, or changed will be known.

Voting - In order for a law to be passed, overturned, or changed, yes must have two more votes than half of the total votes. Ex. Ten people vote. Half of the people is five. For the law to be passed, changed, or overturned, seven people must vote yes.

Abstain - If someone wishes to abstain from voting, the people of the classroom have two minutes to convince them to vote. If at the end of two minutes they still don’t want to vote, they cannot be forced to.

Minority - The minority gets five minutes at the beginning of the discussion on Wednesday to discuss why they think the law that was passed/changed/overturned shouldn’t have been. They will do this by typing up their argument to present to the class. If the minority convinces the people to change their views, a new vote may be held to change the previous law. One person can only suggest to change a law one time.

Emergency - In the event of an emergency discussion being needed, the people can vote. Majority rules. The proposal for an emergency discussion can be handwritten and has to have purpose.

International Laws - The people of the classroom must abide by the handbook and the essential questions for the US History 10 class. No laws can be made that disagree with these documents.

Moderator - If the discussion gets out of hand, the people can vote for having a moderator. Majority rules. The moderator has equal power as everyone else. Their job is to get order back into the discussion if it is lost. The moderator will rotate every discussion. An alphabetical list of the people of the classroom’s names will be handy. Each week, the moderator of the conversation will be the next person on the list.

Blog - The night before the discussion on Wednesday, you must blog about any laws you are planning to bring up in the discussion. What you write on the blog should resemble the hard copy you bring to the discussion.

Ratify - In order to ratify this constitution, everyone in the US History 10 class must vote yes.