Seven articles and 27 amendments. This is what makes up the Constitution of the United States. Most of those make America a better country. Others give us a turn for the worst. The most important amendment is the last part of the eighth amendment. Even though we are known as the “Melting Pot,” Article II Section I of the Constitution a right that should be given to all of America’s citizens. To begin, there are many important rights in the United States Constitution. In my opinion, the most important
In the article ”19th Amendment” I liked that they let women have equal rights as men at one point. I didn’t like how people didn’t treat men, women, and black people the same, they just treated men like they were better than anyone else in the world. I also don’t like that women couldn’t vote! I liked that at least one state respected woman, which was Wyoming. According to the text, women were fighting for 70 years. I found that on paragraph 1 page 1. Based on what I read, married women couldn’t
Amendment XXI Section 1: The eighteenth article of the amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed. Section 2: The transportation or importation into any State, Territory, or Possession of the United States for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited. Section 3: This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by conventions in the several States
Article V expresses two ways an amendment can be proposed, and ratified. One of two ways an amendment can be proposed is by, two-thirds vote from both the upper and lower house of congress, which is a supermajority. The second way of proposing is, by calling a national convention, which requires two-thirds vote by state legislatures. Once proposed an amendment needs ratification, that is done in one of two ways. A three-fourths vote of all state legislatures, or acquiring a three-fourths vote from
The two articles The End of the First Amendment and There’s no crisis of free speech both are talking about the controversy today about hate speech or just freedom of speech itself. In the first article, it was discussing how Berkely hired security and police as a preventative measure in case a protest broke out and proceeded to talk about how hate speech is and should be taken care of. With the second article, it explains how freedom of speech is not really being censored and that the whole thing
states all persons who are born in America is a citizen. This system also goes against the 14th Amendment, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and the state wherein they reside.” according to the article "Untruths about ‘anchor babies’ and the 14th Amendment ". The Constitution, which gave us, our twenty-seven amendments including freedom of speech and the right to bear arms. These aspects help American citizens
The U.S. Constitution has seven short articles and 27 amendments leaving out a significant amount of detail, giving lawmaking to be done by statute. Over 200 years has passed since it was created and very little of it has been altered. It is concise in its words but is also flexible in its interpretation. According to the book, Governing Texas, the U.S. Constitution was written “to overcome the liabilities of the Articles of Confederation and create government that could act effectively in the public
The 2nd Amendment to the United States Constitution allows the people to carry a weapon, such as a gun as a form of self-defense. In certain states that allow the carrying of a firearm, the government or anyone in power are not allowed to infringe their right to keep and bear a firearm. The issue in the article pertains to the inequalities that African Americans still face today. There has been many incidents in which a police officer pulled an African American or shot one for a discriminating
United States for 14 years. (Article II, Section 1) 2. The 17th Amendment changed Article I, Section 3, saying that if any vacancies in the Senate occur, provides that state governments can grant governors the right to make temporary appointments, which last until the seat is filled through a special election by the people. 3. The 12th Amendment replaced Article II, Section 1, and it provides the current procedure for
However, amendments during socialist one party and military rule in Bangladesh radically altered the secular and liberal democratic nature of the constitution. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH AMENDMENTS & CONSEQUENCES The original Constitution of Bangladesh introduced a parliamentary form of government with the President as its constitutional