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1 Comparison Paper Lucas Colantoni Liberty University GOVT 200-CO4 Professor Spohn October 2, 2023
2 Comparison Paper The founding of our great country was greatly aided by the writing of the United States Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and Thomas Jefferson's letter to the Danbury Baptists. These three documents have some similarities and some differences. The Declaration of Independence has numerous references to God, whereas the U.S. Constitution does not. This is one of the main distinctions between the two documents. The first of these three historical documents was the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson wrote it in June 1776, and Congress approved it on July 4, 1776. The Declaration of Independence outlines the complaints that the original thirteen colonies had with the king of England as well as the colonies' desire to create an independent, sovereign country free of British domination. Thomas Jefferson thought that King George III should not have authority over American citizens since he did not respect their liberties. After the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution was written on September 17, 1787.The Constitution was written to serve as a guide for how the new, distinct government should operate. “We the people of the United States, in order to establish a more perfect Union...”, (The U.S. Constitution), was to reform the existing system of governance. The Constitution established fundamental rules and protected fundamental rights for all citizens. It constructed a system that was for the people, by the people, and established regulations to restrain the authority of the government. The Constitution established the roles and duties of the judicial, executive, and legislative branches of government. The Constitution, in contrast to the Declaration of Independence, solely mentions religion in the sense that a person's faith shall not interfere with their ability to serve the United States in any capacity. In 1802, in response to the Danbury Baptist Association's worries about their ability to
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