Citizens's Rights Balance

The Constitution is a set of basic principles and laws that states the power and duties of the government, and is still used today. The Constitution limited the power of the national government and protected the rights of the people

1. A constitution is a charter that both establishes a government and delineates fundamental rights and obligations of that government and of individuals who fall within the territory covered by the constitution. The Constitution of the U.S. provided for a federal union of the states and a federal government divided into three branches (legislative, judicial, and executive) to operate the union. The fundamental rights of the Constitution are known as the Ten Amendments, which make up the Bill of Rights. The Constitution gives the government limited power and describes what they can and cannot do, how to govern the legal system, and give rights to citizens.

Constitution ~ a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.

Imagine sitting in a room full of 54 other men in the summer with no air conditioning so your country can have a strong government with equal power. The constitution was written because the Articles of Confederation was to weak. They wanted to have a strong government but one that protected against tyranny. Tyranny is when one person or one group of people have more power than another person or group of people. The constitution guarded against tyranny with federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, and congress.

A Constitution serves to establish a government, and act as a guide and a reference. It encapsulates the ideals of a citizenry, and delegates powers to a central government. Federal and state governments utilize distinct Constitutions tailored to the specific needs and challenges of governing at the national and local levels.

A constitution is the fundamental principles of government in a nation, either implied in its laws, institutions, and customs, or embodied in one fundamental document. The U.S. Constitution was completed on September 17, 1789 and has served as a model for the constitutions of many other nations. The constitution of the United States of America is the oldest written national constitution in use and consists of twenty-seven amendments.

Every state in the Union has created and implemented its own constitution. These constitutions provide the legal framework by which government operates. They also identify the specific role of government, and endow it with certain powers and authority. A constitution also creates a system for how power is to be delegated and distributed through the creation of branches and individual offices. Along with the authority it provides, constitutions create limits on this power of government, and establish checks and balances to further limit the scope of each individual branch and officeholder. Most importantly, constitutions provide unalienable rights to citizens that cannot be refused, or abridged by government. Each state’s constitution is different, however, all of them serve these functions, in order to, create a lasting government that acts in the best interests of its citizenry.

Popular Sovereignty is viewed within the Declaration of Independence. Popular sovereignty means that the people power the government, electing government leaders to

The United States Constitution is the foundation for the country we live in today. Each article and amendment has a specific purpose and has contributed to the success of our nation. Such things as the Separation of Powers and the Freedom of Speech, have helped the people stay in control as much as the government. Along with making a strong, national government, the United States Constitution protects the rights of the people.

When the founding fathers wrote the constitution they knew that over time it would be changed and rewritten. They took an idea that had never been done before and they made it simple and brief. Popular Sovereignty is the ruling of the government by the people, it dates back to 1850 whether or not slavery would be legal or illegal in some states. We use exercise popular sovereignty today by voting for laws, one law that was recently voted on in California was raising the legal smoking age to 21. The reason why that bill was able to become a law is because we elected leaders that

What will happen if a nuclear bomb explodes during the Cold War? Will the world be set on track to chaos? The answer to these two questions can be found in the 60’s classic, a movie that depicts an imaginary nuclear war between the USSR and the USA, Dr. Strangelove (1964). Direted by Stanley Kubrick and filmed during the height of the Cold War, Dr. Strangelove is a political satire that reflects the tension between the two superpowers at the time through its satirical plot and ironical lines. On the surface, Dr. Strangelove conveys how the explosion of a nuclear bomb triggers a chain of hilarious reactions from the two superpowers.

I believe that popular sovereignty is the most important idea in the constitution. Popular sovereignty states that “the people rule”. I think that this idea is important for various reasons. Some of which are that it keeps the leader from becoming too tyrannical, it protects the citizen’s rights, and it also protects the citizens from the government. I think all these preventions are important because they make the US what it is today.

I never thought that one stranger’s mistake would change the way that I would think before I act. It was two years ago when I witnessed an unlicensed man accidentally run over his mother’s leg in an attempt to help her into their vehicle. It was after leaving the shopping mall when I was sitting in my aunt’s car that this occurrence befell. I noticed that there was not sufficient room for this woman to get into her vehicle. Her son then decided to enter through the driver’s seat and back up just enough for his mom to fit into the car. This did not go as intended. Not knowing how to drive, this man in his late twenties or early thirties unintentionally ran over his mother’s leg. It tossed her down onto the pavement, leaving her incapable to

Roman medicine was greatly influenced by earlier Greek medical practice and literature but also made its own unique contribution to the history of medicine through the work of such famous experts like Galen. Whilst there were professional doctors attached to the Roman army, for the rest of the population medicine remained a private affair. Nevertheless, many large Roman households had their own medical specialist amongst their staff and with the spread of literature on the topic, access to medical knowledge became ever wider, treatments became more well known, and surgery became more sophisticated.

The purpose of the United States constitution is to have a stable and flexible country. The Constitution has three main functions. First it creates a national government consisting of a legislative, an executive, and a judicial branch, with a system of checks and balances among the three branches. Second, it divides power between the federal government and the states. And third, it protects various individual liberties of American citizens (history.com).