Constitution

**Preamble**
We the students of Room 207, in order to form a more perfect classroom, we will do the best we can to create a classroom environment with high achievement, safety, motivation, equality, and respect. Therefore, us students will create a constitution that will insure and meet our full potential and the needs and expectations of the students.

The Legislative Branch will consist of the Senate and the House Of Representatives. There will be two students in the Senate, and two students in the House Of Representatives. The members of the Legislative Branch will be chosen by the students in Room 207. Whoever wants to run, can run, as long as you meet the qualifications. The candidates with the most votes will have the position of being a member. The class may vote for members who they think will do the best job. Members are allowed to be elected again, just as long as they are doing their job and not abusing the powers. The President and Vice President will decide whether members of the Legislative Branch are eligible to run again. There are about 32 kids in the class. There's a member for every 8 students, which breaks down into 4 members of the Legislative Branch. The House Of Representatives will state their opinion about the laws, or come up with laws, but they cannot pass laws. The Senate will be in charge of planning events and field trips. The members of the Senate and House Of Representatives will be elected every 6 weeks. In order to be a member of the Legislative branch, the qualifications are defined below: Students will be elected by the voting process.
 * Article I (The Legislative Branch) :**
 * Members must be at least 13 years old.
 * Must have attended Burdick School for at least one year.
 * Must at least have a GPA of 2.0 or higher.

The Executive Branch will consist of the President and the Vice President. The Executive Branch will have the duties of protecting the class, making punishments, assuring good achievement, and passing the laws. The Legislative Branch will come up with laws, while the President and Vice President will look them over and sign them off. Signing a law off means it will be passed to the Judicial Branch. The President and Vice President are only able to serve a maximum of four months (two terms). After two terms, a new president and vice president will be elected. The President may only serve one term as well, depending on how good of a job they are doing in the classroom. The qualifications to become the president or vice president are listed below:
 * Article II (The Executive Branch) :**
 * Must have attended Burdick for at least one year.
 * Must at least have a 3.0.
 * Must at least be 13 years or older.

The Judicial branch consists of The Supreme Court. In the Supreme Court, there will be three members. There will be a member for every two rows. The Judicial Branch's job is to make sure that everyone in the class follows the rules. The Supreme Court is also in charge of finalizing the laws. The Supreme Court's job is also to mainly deal with the students who do not follow class rules. Once someone is punished, The Supreme Court has to make sure that the person whom was punished followed through with their punishment, and they also have to deal with the people who do not follow through with their punishment. The three members of the Judicial branch will serve 6 weeks. Every 6 weeks, new members will be picked. Anyone in Room 207 can run for this position, as long as they meet the requirements below. The members will be chosen by students in Room 207. The candidates with the most votes will have the position of being a member. The qualifications are listed below:
 * Article III (The Judicial Branch):**
 * Must have attended Burdick for at least 4 months.
 * must be at least 13 years or older.
 * Must at least have a 2.0.


 * Bill of Rights :**
 * Everyone has a right to speak their mind and speak freely, as long as it isn't offensive to anyone, or their beliefs, and does not involve vulgar language.
 * Everyone has the right to physical activities (on Fridays), if they have all of their work in.
 * Everyone has the right to feel safe in school.
 * Everyone has the right to a good education.
 * Everyone has the right to socialize with other students as long as all work/homework is completed.
 * Everyone has the right to sit where desired, as long as they are not a disruption to the class.
 * Everyone has the right to their own privacy, unless something is suspicious, then the action will have to be taken
 * Everyone has the right to a 15 minute break.
 * Everyone has the right to no homework on the weekends, because students work hard during the week.