Realized I Don't Know All That Much

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress or grievances.

- The  United States Constitution, 1st Amendment

For various reasons, that I might get around to explaining within this, I've realized that I don't know and understand the governing documents of the US well enough. I know your basic information about them but I don't really understand how they work and adapt to different situations and the impact that has on our lives. I've decided I'm to be doing some research on it (random aside: I find myself missing being in school and wanting to research and write papers and essays on various topics). 

I've been reading a lot about the American education system lately (mostly because at some point in my life I want to be part of fixing it which means I have to understand what it's problems and limitations are) and to me at least, I don't feel like I've become a well-rounded citizen which I believe is an important part of an education. The purpose of education in a democracy is to create citizens who have the basic knowledge needed to make good voting decisions. If I, a highly educated young woman, feel that I don't know enough about my government and how it works, there must be at least a few others out there feeling the same way. 

Anyway, there was a lot more that I had intended to write about but I went off on a different tangent and forgot the original intentions except that I have decided that I will include an epigraph in every post. I think I'm going to try to have it relate to the subject of the post, maybe not though. For the first posts it will be a combination of the Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The way I see those are two of the most important documents that recognize my personal rights as a living human being.