Our representative system
of government works by dividing the
power and authority between levels of government,
creating a system of checks and balances.
In the United States, our representative
government gets its power to govern from
we the people. Therefore, we have a government
of the people, by the people, and for the
people. We the citizens in the United States
shape our government and its policies.
During this class, Bob Rodweller, retired
executive of the Federal Reserve Board of
Governors in Washington, D.C., will discuss
how the congress and federal government
was originally designed to work. He will also
discuss our rights and responsibilities which
will allow us to better understand and participate
in the American political process to ensure it is responsive to our needs.