A loosely detailed constitution can lead to confusion and misinterpretation, which causes fighting and chaos. Flexibility is also a key part of success. An inflexible amendment process would not work because diverse, new issues arise in our society. A rigid system rules and regulations would prevent government officials from fixing the diverse issues brought up in the future. Flexibility was utilized by the government in the past, and it aids government officials with the modernizing, diverse, ever-changing state of Texas.…
I believe that the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the constitution did play a major role in creating change within America. Although, with that being said, I feel this is more a story of slow change and not something that just happened overnight. It is the same change that some argue we are still waiting on today, specifically referring to racial inequality within the country. But, what we can take away or can’t help but to recognize is what the 13th,14th, and 15th amendments did, which was pave the way for a more democratized country. Also known as the Civil War amendments the 13th, 14th, and 15th were set in place to ensure equality for recently emancipated slaves.…
Can you imagine how life would be in america if we weren’t protected from tyranny. Thanks to the constitution we don’t have to worry about that ever happening. In 1787 our founding fathers met in philadelphia to discuss a big problem, which was the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of confederation was considered as America’s first constitution. After much discussion and debate they decided that the articles of confederation would no longer be utilized.…
The Amendment process ensures that the Constitution is considered a “living document” because amendments can be added, changed, and repealed. First off, the Amendment process ensures that amendment can be added, which makes the Constitution a “living document” because it has the ability to grow as the country grows. Similarly, parts of the Constitution can be altered, which allows the Constitution to be “living” because it can change with the nation. Lastly, the Amendment process lets amendments be repealed. This shows that the Constitution is living because it can repeal amendments as it discovers they no longer work, such as the 18th amendment which banned alcohol production, transportation, and selling.…
The Constitution was initially subjected to the scrutiny of Anti-federalists, who believed that the document would not adequately protect the rights of those living under it (Siemers). These fears have partially been invalidated over time, as many revisions have been made in order to ensure the preservation of interests of minorities. It is imperative to recognize that these changes occurred gradually; they were not originally included in the document (Constitutional Amendment Process). Therefore, the Constitution did not succeed right away in this mission, but has done so over time through the 19th, 15th, and 14th amendments and court cases including Obergefell v. Hodges. Ratified in 1920, the 19th amendment was a progressive…
I believe the fact that there can even be amendments to the Constitution alone means that it is not a fixed document. If it can be changed over time due to flaws found within, then the interpretation of the document should also be able to change over…
The United States Constitution is a document dependent on each amendment to form America and everything it is: the good, the bad, and the ugly. When looking at the Constitution as a whole a single amendment may seem insignificant, but this mindset it inaccurate. Each amendment can be seem as a bolt on the tires connected to the car we call America: if one it is taken away the rest of the car will slowly fall as well. The idea is that each amendment can be seen with the same importance as the next one and how removing an amendment causes an alteration in history.…
Main Question - The “profound” changes in the constitution that came about through the civil war as the three amendments passed around the rifts in the nation, the thirteenth fourteenth and fifteenth amendment. These amendments brought massive change through the introduction of Abolition of slavery, addition of equal protection under the law, and voting equality thus removing race discrimination while putting in some restrictions such as poll taxes and literacy tests. The abolition of slavery in the United States and any place subject to its jurisdiction was the greatest change within the constitution of the three amendments that came about through the civil war as it fundamentally changed one of the issue most contested policies that had been…
For most Americans, the Louisiana Purchase is regarded as one of the most influential treaties of our nation in expanding its borders and securing its status as a world powerhouse in political dominance. However, a significant yet otherwise subdued dilemma the Louisiana Purchase treaty caused was an unconstitutional expansion of federal powers, specifically with regards to the president. Robert Knowles argues that the assumed expansion of federal powers to include additions of states and integration into the union significantly hindered the balance between federal powers and state powers, granting the former much more importance in the “empire of liberty” model.…
The constitution itself was made for the people by the people. “ We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice…”. The whole goal of America in the beginning was to make the Union…
Kristin Paull Professor Jennifer Ritchey Texas Government 2306 September 7, 2015 The Texas Constitution The state of Texas has gone through many constitutional revisions since the first was introduced. It differs in many ways from the federal constitution and has some provisions that are unique to it. The current constitution is continually growing and being revised as times change, to become more modern for our industrialized state.…
As predicted by Jefferson, the issue of slavery resulted in violence. Slavery was not abolished until the Thirteenth Amendment was added to The Constitution subsequent the American Civil War, and even then freed slaves were not treated equally. A fight for equality and fairness for all continues well into the present day. The Constitution was ratified through trade-offs between those for and against ratification. Essentially, The Massachusetts Compromise ended the debate.…
After the end of the Civil war, some changes had to be made to accommodate the newly changed America. The government though that the best way to change, would be by adding three new amendments to the Constitution. The three new amendments were the 13th, which abolished slavery in the Unites states, the 14th amendment, which gave citizens rights and equal protection of law, and finally the 15th amendment, which gave each and every citizen of the United States the right to vote. During this time period know as the Gilded Age, however, many of the citizens and residents currently residing American were not having their 14th amendment rights being…
The founders that created the Constitution themselves knew it was time for a change when they created the Constitution. Not only that, but the Constitution is outdated when it comes to the complications in today’s society, and the founders knew that it would need changes in the future. I believe the core of the constitution has some crucial rhetoric that should not be changed; however, it should be updated to reflect the makeup of our current society. Each generation is responsible for thoughtfully deciding their own future while learning from previous generations. The whole idea of an amendment implies change.…
The Constitution is designed to guard the freedom of the people by imposing law on those who maintain political power. Without this law, Americans would be under regular cruelty and threats. The US Constitution was composed with a strong picture to create a powerful nation. It states that the government comes from the people; so why do Americans have a hope of change in the Constitution? Why is reality different from what one desires from the Constitution?…