1)      I dont the think we should consider them all great men nor should they be considered slave owners. Not all of them were either of those so it wouldnt be fair to give good men a bad title and it wouldnt be right to give the slave owners credit for **** they didnt do.

2)      I dont think Jefferson meant it when he stated that all men are created equal because if he did there wouldnt be any racism or segregation. If all men were created equal then there wouldnt have been slavery.

3)      I think that our government sucks. Why cant people talk things out why kill of hundreds of thousands of people when you could just discuss their differences. By doing that it puts everyone in danger. If Bush didnt suck so much maybe the twin towers would still be there. Another thing I think the law enforcement shouldnt have so much power. Like in court, if u go up against a cop youre screwed, you cant win that case. Theres no point in trying. I dont think there should be a tax on things either.

Mario Delgado 

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1) How should we teach children about our 'founding fathers'?  Should they be considered great men who we idolize or should they be considered slave-owners (many, not all of them) who wanted to create a government that protected their power? 

SLAVEHOLDER LIST (in descending order by number of slaves):

Estate of JOSHUA J. WARD, at SC, Georgetown, roll 1235 page 212, holding 1,130 slaves.

STEPHEN DUNCAN, at MS, Issaquena, roll 598 page 420B, holding 858 slaves.

J. BURNESIDE, at LA, Ascension, roll 427 page 31B, holding 753 slaves.

MEREDITH CALHOUN, at LA, Rapides, roll 430 page 178, holding 709 slaves.

WM. AIKEN, at SC, Colleton, roll 1234 page 1 of Jehossee Island, holding 700 slaves.

JOHN L. MANNING, at LA, Ascension, roll 427 page 31B, holding 670 slaves.

JOS. A. S. ACKLEN, at LA, West Feliciana, roll 428 page 291, holding 659 slaves.

R. F. W. ALLSTON, at SC, Georgetown, roll 1235 page 120, holding 631 slaves.

JOSEPH BLAKE, at SC, Beaufort, roll 1231, page 89 of Prince William Parish, holding 575 slaves

JNO. ROBINSON, at MS, Madison, roll 600, page 418, holding 550 slaves.

JERRETT BROWN, at AL, Sumter, roll 35, page 188B, holding 540 slaves.

ARTHUR BLAKE, at SC, Charleston, roll 1232 page 307B, holding 538 slaves.

JNO. J. MIDDLETON, at SC, Beaufort, roll 1231 page 33 of Prince William Parish, holding 530 slaves.

ELISHA WORTHINGTON, at AR, Chicot, roll 53 page 104, holding 529 slaves.

DANIEL BLAKE, at SC, Colleton, roll 1234 page 103 of St. Bartholomew, holding 527 slaves.

Estate J. C. JENKINS, at MS, Wilkinson, roll 604 pages 385B and 395, holding 523 slaves.

J. HARLESTON READ, at SC, Georgetown, roll 1235 page 105, holding 511 slaves.

JNO. BUTLER, at GA, McIntosh, roll 148 page 207, holding 505 slaves.

CHARLES HEYWARD, at SC, Colleton, roll 1234 page 78 of St. Bartholomew, holding 491 slaves.

2) Do you think Jefferson meant that when he wrote 'all men are created equal' in the Declaration of Independence, that it should actually be practiced or that it was just something to idealize?  Do you think that we practice this idea today or not?  

Yes we should practice the Declaration of Independence cause some people could break it. 



3) What do you think is the best form of government?  What should it do for the people?  How should it relate to other countries?  What do you think the US could improve on, or change, in its form of government (representative democracy)?  What do you think we do well in our government? 

I think that we should vote like in the pass vote  for in the 1950s and 1960s argued that voters lack a basic understanding of current issues, the liberal-conservative ideological dimension, and the relative ideological positions of the major parties. things that we want for the other countires. Change the price of it like 3.07 gas and others thing that we need to live in the US.