American political system

The American political system has many core ideas and does uphold American values. Let us look at some of these values to see how the political system works when it comes to American Freedoms and the American Bill of Rights. 

The American Bill of Rights and its amendments guarantee many important freedoms. The first value that I believe is key in America is the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights or the freedom of speech.

Throughout history, the ability to speak up and protest has been important to express the positive and negative issues. This freedom is not something that exists everywhere, and its value is immense. Many people have died to try to protest in other counties.

Recently, there has been a lot of controversy around another amendment. That is the 2nd amendment or the right to bear arms. Here we can see how strong our values are and how the process works together. After the recent attack on a school in Florida, students started to protest and protest the ease at which a former student legally obtained a dangerous firearm.

Many young and old citizens wanted to change the law. These protestors marched on Washington and other cities to show their disagreement with the law.

The students shouted, screamed, and voiced their opposition. They told their elected officials that they were angry, and they wanted changes. Only in the United States, can students feel safe enough to protest and complain. The American value of voicing disagreement to change laws is universally key to the American system. The system upholds values since elections decide who will serve, and we have the power to vote elected officials out of office. That is the key to democracy, modern elections.

One of the founding fathers who is my hero was Benjamin Franklin. He was one of the most influential men of the eighteenth century. One of the things he was most influential in was the separation of the American colonies from British rule. He was the only man to sign all four major documents. The Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of the alliance with France, the Constitution of the United States, and the Treaty of peace with Great Britain.

Benjamin Franklin made many contributions to American society. He invented such things as bifocals, the Franklin stove, and the lightning rod. Franklin's bifocal design has remained mostly unchanged to modern times. He also started the first free library, wrote poor Richards Almanack and was the first postmaster general while being the oldest member of the constitutional convention. Poor Richards Almanack was an enormous success and was translated into many languages including for the first time, into Slovene. Franklin not only wrote the almanac but also wrote it under a fake name, not wanting to take too many accolades for his success. Franklin's work lives on, not just in the ideals of America but in a simple phrase for which he is also credited for, that a penny saved is a penny earned.