The U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1788 and that was the beginning of the political system in America that is still active nowadays. More and more there are debates on how democratic the constitution is, and that it is not surprising since Americans still look back at a document that was created 226 years ago. Americans are fighting the constitution regarding all kinds of problems and they are fighting laws that are based on the constitution and the constitutionality of a law. The U.S. Constitution
that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” (Declaration of Independence) It’s amazing how this statement, which was written as a testament of the founding principles of America to me is the biggest contradiction of the American dream. My question is why hasn’t this one statement been exercised in American society. Within that statement alone the founding fathers of America blatantly
When the founding fathers wrote the Constitution to establish a solid government for the newly formed United States there was no way they could have predicted how much the country would grow and change. The laws and rights they included in the original Constitution were for that time period but they also made the smart decision of leaving some of it up for interpretation and also giving some of some leeway. The founding fathers definitely did not picture gay marriage ever being a debate but they
There are many reasons the constitution will always remain relevant. In the history of America and the world it’s always relevant it is what made us the United States of America and it’s also why this country is so great. There are three main reasons why it’s still relevant and why it will always remain relevant these reasons are. First the United States was founded on principles such as “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” always having the constitution ensures theses principles remain true
from the Journal of Quantitative Criminology found that, “ U.S. civilians use guns to defend themselves and others from crime at least 989,883 times per year” ( just-facts). Gun control in America has been a popular and controversial topic since the founding of the nation. In recent years the topic of it has made a resurgence in popularity with the majority of citizens and the two main political parties, split over its effectiveness. This has caused Americans to publish studies and lobby their governments
On the topic of the Constitution and what it contains and what rights people should have, everybody has an opinion. Is the Constitution outdated, inapplicable and in need of a revision? No, when the Constitution was finally official in September of 1787, it was written to write the ways of our country and was never meant to be changed. People throughout our government and country will always try to bring up an argument for why it should be changed and why something else should be taken out, but the
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. This is one of many Benjamin Franklin quotes. Benjamin Franklin is best known as one of the many Founding Fathers who help draft the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. Benjamin Franklin had a life worth writing about for sure, such as being on the one hundred dollar bill, he was known for many different quotes, and he is also very well known for his inventions. Early Life
Jennifer Rockwell Jones Block 6 The Articles of Confederation were the earliest attempt and failure at a uniform government in what has come to be known as America. It was created with an incredibly weak central government from fear of the States paralleling England’s regime structure. When the creation of the Constitution of the United States was underway to replace the Articles of Confederation, there were two major groups with opposing viewpoints. The first were the Federalists, the persons
Loyalists suffered financially - many ended up fleeing to Canada or other areas Native Americans were pushed further west off their land - they continually move more and more west as the US keeps pushing them Slaves did not gain freedom after the war The Articles of Confederation this created a weak central government & states had a lot of power each state had one equal vote in the national government - regardless of the size or population of the state in order to amend the Articles, unanimous approval
prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” The first line of the first amendment in the United States Constitution established what our founding fathers priority was when drafting the Bill of Rights (Green, Emma). However well over 200 years have passed and our religious freedom has become more restricted than free. Are we free to truly exercise our religion? One might say yes, but if that was the case why are we restricted in schools, state and federally owned places then every before? Throughout