This document contains the responses of a criminal justice major to questions about participating in politics. The student lists their motivations as duties to their country, wanting to see progress, and protecting rights. They say they want to see stagnation in Washington ended. For lessons learned, the student says their beliefs about the US being the best country were reinforced. They believe protecting constitutional rights is the most important issue for future generations. The Fourth Amendment's protections against unlawful search and seizure are also cited as very important. The student discusses learning about close presidential elections and the power of the office of President.

1. PARTICIPATIO
N IN POLITICS
PROJECT
Roy Carter, Criminal Justice Major

2. WHAT THINGS MOTIVATE
YOU THE MOST TO BECOME
AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN
OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM.
• Duty To Participate
• Love Of My Country
• Wanting To See My Country Thrive
• To Protect Our Rights
• I Want To See The Stagnation In
Washington D.C Ended
• I Want To Keep The Rights We Have
Been Afforded.

3. LIST THINGS YOU HAVE LEARNED THIS SEMESTER
THAT SURPRISED YOU ABOUT THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROCESSES. (WHAT DID
YOU NOT KNOW BEFORE, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE
TO KNOW MORE ABOUT AND WAS THERE
ANYTHING YOU WERE NOT EXPECTING LEARN,
BUT YOU DID?)
• What I learned just reenforced what I
already believed, That This country with all
her flaws is is still the the best country in
the world and there is nowhere else I
would want to be.

4. CHOOSE ONE SINGLE POLITICAL ISSUE YOU
BELIEVE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT TO
CONSIDER FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
(EXPLAIN THE ISSUE AND WHY YOU THINK
IT WILL BE SIGNIFICANT FOR THE FUTURE.)
I belive the protection of our
constitutional rights is the most important
issue and always will be because there will
always be those who want to take other
peoples rights.

5. ANSWER, WHICH DO YOU BELIEVE IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT OF THE 27 AMENDMENTS TO OUR
CONSTITUTION AND WHY.
As I answerd in the beginning all constitutional
amendments are very important. The Fourth
Amendment is very important because it protects us
from illigal search and seizure.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons,
houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable
searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no
Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause,
supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly
describing the place to be searched, and the persons
or things to be seized.

6. WRITE ABOUT A FEW LESSONS YOU HAVE
LEARNED ABOUT OUR GOVERNMENT PROCESSES
THIS SEMESTER THAT YOU WILL CARRY WITH YOU
BEYOND THIS COURSE. (ONE OF THE MAJOR
REASONS YOU ENTER COLLEGE IS TO LEARN
THINGS THAT YOU CAN CARRY FORWARD IN TO
YOUR LIFE AND CAREER. WHAT ARE THOSE
THINGS FROM THIS COURSE?)
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO USE PICTURES, ANIMATIONS
AND BE AS CREATIVE AS POSSIBLE!
In doing the executive profile it reminded
me just how close some of the
presidential elections and made me think
what if this president didn't get elected
and how much power the office carries
especially in the twentyfirst century and
going forward.