What government involvement should there be in cases like Terri Schiavo's?

The Terri Schiavo case demonstrated how chaotic government involvement can be. This is mostly due to the separation of powers. In this case, Schiavo's parents first attempted to get the desired outcome of having their daughter's feeding tube put back into place through the courts. When they were denied, they turned around and took their problem to Congress. While this had some effect, the Schiavo's were still denied. Finallly, they made one final attempt to have the feeding tube replaced by going directly to governor Jeb Bush. Although the separation of powers is important in limiting the power of the national government, it greatly complicates things due to the fact that the three branches often disagree on some issues. The main problem with government involvement in this matter is the length of time it takes to decide on issues such as this. The more people there are involved, the harder it is to make a decision. I honestly cannot answer this question because I don't know what governmental involvement should take place in this case. I can, however, give my opinion on this case in particular. I think pulling the plug on Terri Schaivo was the right thing to do. There is no point to living while in a permanent vegetative state. If i were in one, I would definitely want the plug to be pulled on me. Furthermore, Terri had said that she wished to die a dignified death. 

What government involvement should there be in cases like Terri Schiavo's

What are the similarities and differences between the Honor Code at MBA and the US Constitution?

The MBA honor code and the US constitution have several similarities and differences. Both of them were created by the people. A group of students created the MBA honor code, not the faculty. It was also just a group of Americans recently free from British rule who would decide how the government of the U.S. would operate. It was also decided that any issue concerning honor would be handled by a council of students only. This differs from the constitution because a person who breaks the law is not punished by ordinary citizens, but is handled by the judicial branch. Both the US constitution and the MBA honor code were created to maintain order and prevent certain things from happening. Everyone knows that people do not behave gentlemanly or honorably all the time, so it is necessary to create institutions such as these to keep them in check.

In AP Government this year, I hope to learn more about how America's government works so that I can get more involved in politics. I feel that this is especially important with one of the most important presidential elections drawing near. This will be my first election to be voting in, and I want to be able to make an educated decision on it. As of right now, I am leaning toward Obama mainly due to his energy policy and timetable for withdrawing from Iraq, but I do not like certain aspects of his campaign. I find it extremely annoying when students at MBA proudly assert that they are Republicans when they don't know a single thing about politics and only want to fit in since MBA is mostly conservative. I know this is all politics, but I also have many questions about the American government. I've always wanted to know how Federal and state governments work together and not infringe on one another. I am looking forward to learning about this and many other aspects of government.