Social Sciences Project Abstract
DRAFTING A NEW LEGISLATIVE PROCESS FOR AMERICA
Presenter:
Danny Yagan, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, 1500 W. Sullivan Road, Aurora, IL 60506; dyagan@imsa.edu
Advisor:
Kenneth Guest, History and Social Science, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, 1500 W. Sullivan Road, Aurora, IL 60506; dyagan@imsa.edu
Abstract:
When the Founding Fathers drafted the Constitution of the United States, they crafted a government that would protect the fledgling nation of thirteen newly independent states. The Constitutional Congress deemed stability a primary goal, and the government maintains the status quo in part through a gruelingly complex legislative process. Established over two centuries ago when America was a small and isolated agricultural society, a deliberately lengthy legislative process was acceptable. Currently, however, the United States of America commands the greatest economic and military influence in the world. It is now time to make thorough revisions to Article I of the Constitution, specifically the legislative process. Drawing from our evaluations of political philosophy, historical models of legislative inefficiency and foreign governments, we have drafted a new law-making process that allows for quicker change that more accurately reflects the will of twenty-first century America.