Amendments of the U.S. Constitution

Have you ever wonder the process that the Founding Fathers of America had to go through to create our system of government? One of the vital pieces to establishing this government was the famous document known as the Constitution. The Constitution was a highly argued document, because many people were concerned about if it would protect the newly-separated country of america from the tyranny that they had faced with their previous king. The Constitution ended up being the people's’ savior after the delegates signed it in September 1787, and protected them from tyranny in their country even better than before. All and all, the Constitution guarded the United States against tyranny creating a system

Congressional Reconstruction included the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments to the Constitution which extended civil and legal protections to former slaves. Congress abolished slavery in the District of Columbia in 1862, and President Abraham Lincoln’s Proclamation ended the practice of slavery in 1863, at war’s end in 1865 but the question of slavery had not been resolved at the national level.

The United States Constitution was drafted up to help America grow as a country and be a country where everyone wanted to live. It was written as a guidline to follow to ensure its citizens rights and liberties, and their pursuit to happiness. There is a lot of controversy over the US constitution on whether or not some of the things in there are good or bad or what not. I think that the United States Constitution was very well written and it follows a very principalistic guidline and it has its own moral and principals. Just like the unalienable rights that everyone talks about. These rights are meant to stand for its people. They cannot be taken away from the government, they cant be tampered with by the government or anything like

Imagine a country where every way you turn your head there’s horror. Different currencies, inflation, debt, just dreadful. Now imagine that same country making a document that changes it all. There's happiness, smiles, and rainbows. Everyone is just very jovial. That’s what the constitution did for the U.S. When the constitution was written in September, 1787 the government was under the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation was our first national government but, it was terrible. The central government had no power and, the states had all the power. Our country couldn't operate. The constitution saved us for many reasons, some of which, it provided a system of checks and balances, it gave us a national

The 1st Ten Amendments to the US Constitution, Ratified in 1791 & guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, worship with the concestance of others. Federalists had promised the protection of individual liberties to the Constitution during the ratification struggle. From 210 proposed amendments, 12 were recommended by congress for adoption. Ten were ratified by the states in 1791, which are now known as the Bill Of

In 1787, the Constitution of the United States was just written on September 17th. During this time, the common man was still under the power of the Articles of Confederation, a weak document that loosely connected the 13 former colonies. Although the Articles didn’t give the United States of America the strong centralized power that it needed, opposers to the new Constitution would argue that the Constitution took away the rights of the common man and gave that power, that the individual once had, to the federal government. Although this statement is correct, the federal government’s newly given power was used to protect the fundamental rights and liberties of its citizens and create a powerful government in the hopes that it would benefit

In this Modern Era, there are three amendments that greatly impact us; the 13th amendment, 19th amendment, and 22nd amendment. Throughout history many important decisions and laws were made based on age, beliefs, gender, race, and ethnicity which reflect on our society today. The constitution is an important decision wisely created by the United States to protect the natural rights of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness, and within the constitution are the amendments. Amendments consist of civil rights, civil rights are given to citizens to enjoy political and social freedom as well as equality. Before the 13th amendment African Americans were deprived of their life and pursuit to happiness, when the 13th amendment was ratified and abolished

In my personal opinion, I would not change any of the first ten amendments to the Constitution. First, the Constitution is not a simple document that can be changed overnight; it will take a long time because of the diverse positions and opinions about it. Today, the population of the United States comprises more than 320 millions of people and try to satisfy all of them is not possible. And second, the Bill of Rights gives to Americans the basic or natural rights such as: Life, liberty, and property or "pursuit the happiness"( according to Thomas Jefferson). These rights allows to American to enjoy a better quality

     The constitution is the document that has framed and shaped the United States from inception. It is the document that is defended by all new presidents and also the document which affords the citizens of the United States freedoms and rights that cannot be removed. In its drafting it shaped the formation of a new country and a new style of governance. It is a ‘bottom up’ as opposed to established ways of government which are ‘top down’. However for all its virtues the Constitution is somewhat ambiguous and there is some debate of the intent of the drafters, did they intend to

This right states that government make the search and seizure warrant based on the cause. For example, if a person was accused for some crime and that person already have record of the crime before then the court will make the warrant based on that record. Sometime policies don’t need warrant such as bounty hunters, because the court already took the rights of the person who is being accused away. This right

The Bill of Rights contains 10 amendments that were designed to protect the people and prevent an over powerful government. There are 3 amendments that are absolutely needed in order for the government to protect the people. That being said the 3 amendments that the people absolutely need are the 1st, 10th, and 2nd amendments. We need the 1st amendment because without freedom of speech, press, assembly, religion, and petition, there is no personal liberty, and without it, we wouldn’t be allowed to disagree with the government. The 10th amendment prohibits the government from becoming too large and taking over the states, and that’s important because without that, the government could easily take over the United States, and not be punished.

Due to the British oppression, every American, including our founding founders, wanted greater protection of their rights. To accomplish this, James Madison drafted the Bill of Rights and by the end of 1791, every state had ratified the first ten amendments. The First Amendment is primary, not just because it is at the beginning, but because it articulates the First Freedom and the nature of that freedom. 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.” By connecting the freedom of religion with the freedoms of speech and press, the First Amendment showed the people of America what it is to be a human (Bill of Rights).

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.

When our country first began, the founders desired a country with freedom to make their own choices, worship in any way they desired, and choose their own government. The first colonists fought the Revolutionary War against Britain, paying whatever price was necessary in order for their children's children to enjoy being raised in a free country. After a victorious defeat of the British army, our founding fathers wrote the Constitution of the United States of America. These men which we now considered some of the more brilliant and courageous men of our history, were scandalous rotten scum, guilty of betrayal in the eyes of British authority. Now, however, they live on in our history as men of honor, bravery, stature and respect. It took courage for these men to think outside of the box of limitations Britain had placed around them. Their desire for freedom pushed them to establish a document that would preserve the rights for which they had fought.

I chose to write about constitutional amendments. There have been many talks about a balanced budget amendment, since Thomas Jefferson in 1798. Most recently in January 2017, senators Mike Lee and Chuck Grassley introduced a measure that would consequently require congress to balance the budget. This measure would create an amendment that would make federal government expenses not to exceed its annual revenue. This amendment would also include that the federal government’s total debit for any year, will not exceed eighteen percent the GDP and require a two-thirds majority vote to raise taxes.