The United States Constitution is an extremely valuable document .The constitution assisted in creating our modern day United States; The constitution assisted in establishing our administration giving inhabitants privileges and liberty. The Constitution was put in place to give citizens a voice on how the country should be run and to establish laws and principles. There were five manuscripts that were very important in establishing the constitution, (A)The Magna Carta,1215 (B) The Mayflower Compact 1620, (c) The Declaration of Independence 1776, and (D) The Articles of confederation 1777 and (E) The Federalists Papers 1787-1788. The first document was the Magna Carta.…
The Constitution is “a document designed to protect our freedom by imposing law on those who wield political power” (By Imposing Law on the Law-givers). It is the Supreme Law of the United States. The constitution consists of seven articles and has been amended twenty-seven times. The Constitution was signed by many delegates at the 1787 Constitutional Convention, one of them being Benjamin Franklin. Franklin played an important role in the founding of the Constitution and in the creation of our country as we see it today.…
The US constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America, it consisted originally of seven articles but has been continually amended since its codification in 1787. The adding of amendments, such as the Bill of Rights 1789, involves a process which was laid out by the Founding Fathers. The amendment process of the US constitution was made rigid, this was so that every amendment made was properly scrutinised and would not destroy the foundations of the constitution.…
To be able to pass an amendment, you would need two thirds of the Congress votes.…
The Constitution of the United States has always been known as the lifeblood of our government and the rights of the people. This historical document was not always in place however. Before this “living document” and basis for United States rights and laws was formed there was the Articles of Confederation. Signed in 1777 by the original 13 colonies as a means of establishing the United States of American and served as our new founded countries first constitution. This document however, “did not provide the centralizing force necessary for unity among the new states and were soon found to be so fundamentally weak that a different political structure was vital.” (Breckenridge pg.19) Congress authorized a Constitutional Convention to revise the Articles in February of 1787. In the months that followed the delegates assembled and addressed the concerns within our fledgling nation. This was the beginning of our Constitution of the United States.…
The process for amending the Constitution is broken down into two parts. The first part begins with proposing an amendment. Proposals are made by a representative in either the house or the senate. To pass an amendment you need to have two-thirds of the members in both houses voting. Another way to pass an amendment is by two-thirds of the state legislatures asking Congress for a convention to propose amendments. Through the process, the formal amendment process must occur in three-fourths of the state legislatures or a favorable vote in three-fourths of all of the states. The process looks this way because the…
Process: After Congress proposes an amendment, the Archivist of the United States, who heads the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), is charged with responsibility for administering the ratification process under the provisions. The Archivist has delegated many of the ministerial duties associated with this function to the Director of the Federal Register.…
convention. Amendments must then be ratified by three-fourths of the states to take effect. Article Five…
The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the United States and guarantees certain basic rights for its citizens which was signed on September 17,1787. The Constitution is something people at the time wanted to ratify the constitution, but not all them wanted to ratify it. Alexander Hamilton was one of the people who wrote series of events, letters, and essay to persuade the people to ratify…
It has been amended twenty-seven times since then. The Constitution was created on September 17th, 1787. The authors of the Constitution were the people of the Philadelphia Convention. The whole purpose of the Constitution was to replace the Articles of Confederation (1777). While the Constitution was being written there were fifty-five delegates. Of the fifty-five delegates thirty-nine of then signed the Constitution. It was ratified on June 21, 1788. Because of the Constitution all of the people in the nation were sovereign. The power was divided between the states and the central government. Both the states and the central government acts directly on the people. The Constitution was amended with approval by three fourths of the states. The electoral college chooses the independent executive. The Constitution separates the federal court system and the power to figure out disputes or problems between the states. The Constitution gave the Congress more and better powers. The Congress has the power to lay and collect taxes. They also have the power to lay and collect duties, imposts and even excises. The Congress is also allowed to regulate the conversation between other countries and or nations and the United Sates. The Congress consists of two bodies. One is the House of Representatives and the other is the Senates. The House of Representatives is based on the population of each state. Each state has two Senators. Congress has…
Why? You remembered that, historically, constitutional amendments have never been initiated at national conventions, even though that is one of the two possible methods outlined in Article V. Your decision to use the route that has proved successful in the past increases the odds of your effort succeeding.…
As the framework of our government, the Constitution guides the law of the United States. All other laws are guided by the Constitution in some way, shape, or form. Even though all of the states have their own individual Constitutions, the United States Constitution remains the strongest. The United States Constitution was created when the founding fathers were endeavoring a new way to run the country, bringing all thirteen states at the time together to discuss what should be the law of the land. Many properties of the federal government started then, and are still very relevant today. From creating the Presidency, the Congress, and the three branches of government, the Constitution set up some of the most important features of our government that are still in place today. Some additional properties…
Amendment one Think of the first amendment, what comes to mind? What liberties and independences were stated that still apply to America today? The first Amendment can be considered the most Amendment to Americans. Amendment one was published in the Constitution of the United States in 1789, and then it revised again in 1992. It states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances”.…
Amendments can be added, but a majority of congress and the people need to ratify it. One amendment that should be added is an amendment that gives the state power to recall their senators if they…
The United States Constitution is one of the most significant documents in modern world history. Its official date of adoption was on the seventeenth of September in 1897. The Constitution itself represents the advent of democracy, justice and freedom in a once-was colony which thereafter gained its independence. It established three branches of government; the legislative branch, the judicial branch and the executive branch. Additionally, the Constitution outlined the relationship between the country’s citizens and the Federal government.…