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.