Category: Educate

  • The People’s Power – Understanding Article I

    The People’s Power – Understanding Article I

    By: Eric Ruppel Why Congress Comes First Once we understand why we have a government and what it is meant to do, the next question is how it accomplishes those goals. The Preamble lays out the broad goals of union, justice, peace, security, well-being, and liberty, but Article I is where the federal government begins…

  • The Purpose of Government

    The Purpose of Government

    By: Eric Ruppel As long as any of us have been alive, there have been debates about the purpose of government. What is it for? Who is it for? What should it accomplish? Why do we need it? All of these questions are, of course, answered to one degree or another in the Constitution and…