Basic Principles Of The Constitution

Every law, whether its unreasonable or not, establishes morality. While drafting the Constitution our Founding Fathers did so based off their challenging belief system of what was right and wrong. In today’s society many citizens still challenge this question and the stances of their morality. In my personal opinion I believe that it’s very important that citizens hold firm to their moral beliefs but in doing so they must truly understand it from a political perspective. Growing up in Georgia one of the “Bible Belt” states I have come to realize that many citizens have a hard time understanding the difference between the separation of church and state and morality from law. This has continuously led to more direct issues arising among citizens in the United States than ever before. Therefore justifying why one should perform morally can be a very difficult task to answer. I believe the solution to the problem needs not to be based on any religious views because morality is not based on the principles of commands but rather the motivates of Gods commands and exist individually. Social morality helps enable everyone in a society to live better and is very beneficial for all citizens. Yes, I believe that holding firm to your moral is important as a citizen when you have knowledge of it from a political standpoint.

U.S. Constitution In September 1787, a well written document called the U.S. Constitution was being created by our founding fathers, like George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson and others, and was ratified on 1791 in Philadelphia at the Constitutional Convention. The Constitution to was established because our founding fathers wanted to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity”, which says the Preamble, for everyone. The Preamble is a statement that is the introduction to the Constitution and was written to explain the purpose of the Constitution. The seven principles of the

April 21, 2013 Principles of the Constitution POS 301 Part I: Principles of the Constitution | | DEFINITION | | Self-Government | A government in which the people who live in a place make laws for themselves. | In Massachusetts Bay, men who owned property could go to a town meeting and vote. | Separation

The Constitution guards against tyranny by separation Federalism is power divided between central and state government. The state governments can establish schools. The central government can declare war. The state government powers are local and the central government have nationwide powers (Federalism venn diagram). It provides double security by giving both the government and states the same/equal important power, Federalism guards against tyranny because it ensures that two levels share, one can’t accumulate.

US Constitution To begin with, the US Constitution is the foundation in which the country was built on and what also held the country together in difficult times. The constitution was established to keep states from operating as independent countries, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens. “Before Each state acted almost like an independent country. Each ran its own affairs exactly as it saw fit, with little concern for the needs of the republic. The

All of the seven principles of the Constitution are very important, but these are the two most significant. Separation of Powers and Individual Rights are the two most important because of the duty they both serve. The Separation of Powers is important because of many different reasons. First, the power

Federalism is one of the six basic principles of the constitution. Federalism is defined as a division of power between national and state government. The constitution provides for a distribution of powers conferring on the states certain powers to the national government and certain powers. The Framers were dedicated to

Principles and Articles 1 Principles and Articles of the United States Constitution Grand Canyon University: POS-301 October 6, 2013 Principles and Articles 2 Principle Description Authority in Constitution Self-Government This is a democratic form of government whereby the people exert some form of control over the government of their country or state. The framers of the constitution fearing tyrannical rule by the majority in a direct democracy formed the U.S. As a republic. This is based in Articles I, II, and III of the United States Constitution and several amendments to include XII, XIV, and XVII (The American, 2013). Separation of Powers There are three branches of the federal In all there have been 160 nominations with 124 being approved or confirmed (Supreme Court, 2013). The Judicial Branch has also exerted is power to check the other branches and keep the balance

What is a tyranny, a tyranny is a harsh rule on the country and its people, now imagine how a tyranny would be like for our constitution and we would be oppressed by the ruler by their harsh rule. How did the constitution guard against tyranny is the question

Federalism guards against tyranny by distributing the power. In the federalist paper #51 “Madison states his idea that the division of power between central and state governments are known as federalism.” Powers were given to the central government and some to the states. Some powers given to the central government are that they can declare war, print and coin money, make immigration laws and regulate trade. Some powers given to the states are they can hold elections, establish schools and set up local governments. They also share powers like taxes, courts, and making laws. Federalism is important because it doesn’t let the government take control for example giving states and people the power to vote and elect our government.

The idea of Federalism is that power is shared between a federal and state governments. Under the Articles of Confederation, there was a federal government but the federal government was so powerless when compared to the power of the states. Politically, the articles were weak because of the experience with England. They intentionally created this weak government.

The article starts by trying to provoke fear at the reader. Using false numbers about how little our defense actually is and that keeping the homeland safe should be our main goal. It also mentions how scary the world is and how many enemies America has and how dangerous the

Four Principles of the Constitution of US In the USA and in each of the fifty states, the most basic fundamental is a constitution, which is a relatively simple document and is the self-designated supreme law of the land. As the supreme law of the land, Constitutional Law texts are generally divided into two parts. The first part is about the allocation of powers. This entails two basic principles of American Constitution:separation of powers and division of powers. The former one discusses the interaction among the three constituent elements of national goverment, while the latter one refers to the extent of power possessing by the federal goverment and specification of states' power. Both of the two principles function under one

The first form of government the United States of America had was known as the Articles of Confederation. These articles were beneficial to some, but others believed they weren 't. In place of the articles then took the Constitution, which worked to cure the problem of controversy over the government. When the Constitution was written in 1787, it too had some disagreements that needed to be sought out. By 1791, a solution was proposed and added to the document that still remains today. This addition was known as the Bill of Rights, and its purpose was to give individual freedoms. This addition was made up of amendments, with the 1st, 4th, and 5th Amendments being most important and controversial when having to do with Government Surveillance. The first amendment is known as the “Freedom of Religion, Speech and the Press; Rights of Assembly and Petition,” taken directly from the constitution. This amendment gives individuals the right to express themselves as Americans without any government interference. This also gives the ability for Americans to petition the government to seek change. The fourth amendment states “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause.” This is giving the right of the people to have their own privacy, and be protected in their own house. It also states that this right shall not be violated and

In the 1700s when the United States had detached itself from British rule it was then seen as a plutocracy. The U.S established as a democracy; a government of the people and by the people. However, this establishment was in favor of the rich, educated, and powerful and anyone who