United States Constitution

A Restricted Government: The People’s Responsibility Under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, one is granted the freedom of speech and the freedom to peacefully gather/petition, among five total rights granted under the First Amendment. As a result of this powerful amendment, Americans are able to take part in their civic responsibilities without having to fear that they might receive some form of punishment because of their opinions. Americans can also take part in their…

Convention" in 1787 to try and persuade George Washington and the delegates at the convention to accept the Constitution. At the time, establishing a national government was much needed. Delegates at the Constitutional Convention wanted fundamental laws and basic rights for citizens. This is still relevant now because it has kept America orderly, and the country still follows the constitution closely today. Franklin persuades his audience using many rhetorical devices such as similes and…

fighting a war against Britain, the United States earned it’s own independence, but they needed to ensure that what they had fought for would be protected. They were apprehensive that the government would have too much power over the people which is what the Constitution secures. There are four vital factors of the Constitution that make sure the Government doesn’t have too much power over the people which is the separation of power, big states and small states, federalism, and checks and…

Federalists and openly supported the British. These acts left President John Adams with a difficult decision, should he pass acts that violate the constitution or protect the United States from entering a war that it cannot win? The Alien and Sedition Acts included acts that were unconstitutional, but were justifiable due to the state of United States at the time and the position of President Adams. The Naturalization Act,…

Essay Topic: Why is the Constitution still relevant today? The Constitution, being the Supreme Law of the Land, plays an essential role in society today. It is a replacement for the Articles of Confederation. The Constitution was created by the Founding Fathers & contains 3 parts which include, the Preamble, Articles (7), and Amendments (27). The Preamble describes its purpose. The Articles forms the structure of the government & tells how it could be changed. The Amendments classifies changes…

Separation of Powers is the most important value in the Constitution guard against tyranny. In document B James Madison states “Liberty requires that the three great departments of power should be separate and distinct”. This show that each branch shall have its own distinct powers and not be totally connected. The constitution of the United State states “All Legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in Congress of the U.S. (Senate and House of Representatives)... The executive power…

and the US Constitution helped shape the debate between the states, the federal government, and their citizens. The Articles of Confederation were designed primarily to divest power from the national government and protect state interests. The US Constitution set up the framework for a strong national government capable of collecting taxes and raising armies. The debate between these two documents led to compromises between the states to ensure that neither general democracy nor small state…

Articles of Confederation and Constitution of 1787 The Constitution of 1787 came after the Articles of Confederation simply because the Articles of Confederation had a week central government that caused many issues which led to the Constitution of 1787 to stop the states from having individual power and to make all states equal. The Constitution of 1787 was to ratify the Articles of Confederation and to form a much better constitution. With the Articles of Confederation there were many issues…

Reaping the Benefits of What was Once Sown Is the Constitution of the United States of America a living document, meant to be molded to modern times, or is it meant to withstand time as-written? The previous question continues to be a hot debate among the current Supreme Court members. The supporters of the latter definition of the Constitution may also be referred to as originalists. There are several supporters on both sides of what seems to be a never-ending argument. Edmund Burke, widely…

Nearly 230 years ago, our country was set into order by supreme laws that were a base of laws for the citizens of the United States of America to follow with; into a constitution replacing the Articles of Confederation. Although, how intensive this was, the constitution still needed refining, because in 1787 when the constitution was written, only white men over the age of twenty-one were allowed to vote, people could own their own slaves, and the President could serve for how ever long he…