Columbia Constitution Section 2

The issue of limiting the number of terms that a Congressman or a Senator can seek re-election is a huge hot button issue today. It is also an issue that has a rather large conflict of interest stamp behind it. The reason for this is because our Senators and Congressman are in direct control of whether or not this issue is brought out of a committee and eligible to be sent to the States for potential ratification. There is a Constitutional way to get around the Senate and the House from bringing up this issue, but the problem is that we as a nation haven’t done it in over 200 years. What I am referring to is a state’s ability to call a Constitutional Convention to propose and ratify an Amendment.

Members of Congress are voted to office by their electorate as their representatives at the congress level of democracy. In their capacity, they may decide to exercise their powers by the will of the people or according to their personal judgment. When the members of Congress opt to be the people’s delegate, their actions in the House and other congressional engagements are a reflection of the will of their district. As such, the delegate representative does not have or exercise the autonomy to represent and decide for their district. Instead, a strenuous consultation process is required to keep the people in control of all relevant decisions.

all the states have equal representation and that helps us from tyranny. In Document D it says that certain amount should not exceed for representatives and each senator should have one vote. These set of rules are to make sure that all states have the same amount of power, so they can have a say in the government. This is to ensure that no state will take control of another state. The people involved in government should not stay for long and gain too much

Representation in the House of Representatives was based on the population of each state. However, in the senate every state had equal representation. This was one of the issues of conflict when the framers were debating the constitution and it became known as the Connecticut Comprise.

During the Constitutional Convention, two plans were proposed called the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan. This compromise is the combination of those two plans which helped to create the House of Representatives and the Senate. To please the larger states, the House of Representatives was based on population which was part of the Virginia Plan. (Doc. D). The Senate of the United States shall be composed by the legislatures thereof for six years; and each senator shall have one vote.” (Doc. D). Thus, it is vital that the representation of each state is equitable so that large and small states both can have a say in government. If the Constitution was not existent, some states would have total control over other states because the smaller states would not have a say. The powers the people have, also keep people who make laws from being in the government for too long because they could gain too much power. This is the last way the Constitution guards from

Constitutional Convention After the Declaration of Independence, the colonies realized how vital a central government is and recognize their need for one. This change doesn’t come easy, on the contrary, there are several disputes on the abolishment of the Articles of Confederation and how this new form of government should be created and how it will be run. George Washington came out of retirement stating that an amendment to the Articles of Confederation was in order (Document A). In order to come up with all the necessary roles, the states are called into the Constitutional Convention.

In Delaware, the U.S. Constitution was unanimously ratified by all thirty delegates, therefore making Delaware the First State of the United States. The Constitution was sent to the states for ratification, however, the Constitution would become binding once nine of the former thirteen colonies would ratify the Constitution. In addition, Delaware led the process. Ever since 1933, the governors of Delaware have made December 7th as Delaware Day in honor of the state being the first to ratify the federal constitution on December 7th, 1787. Since 1781, the Articles of Confederation had been the constitution of the U.S., however, it gave the individual states so much political power, the national government was rendered unimportant. The constitution was an entirely new document that that gave considerable power to the national government. In many states, the supporters of the articles worked hard to try and stop the constitution, but, in Delaware there was no overt opposition, therefore, all of Delaware's normally combative political factions favored the new constitution. “In essence, the Delaware counties had taken their stand with the congress and against the king.”(John A. Munroe, Colonial Delaware, copyright 2003, page

The 12th amendment to the United States Constitution was added so that every state would have a

Another subject mentioned under Article 1, section 3, the senate, on the constitution mentions how each state should have two senators chosen by legislatures up to six years, and each of them should have a vote. The reason why there are two senators for each state is because if one senator’s laws or ideas seem unfair or not equal for the people, the other senate can take power. Under Article 1, section 2, House of Representatives, it states how each state shall not exceed one for every thirty thousand, it is better to have more representatives in each state that way they’re watching over each other and making sure to accept potential future laws for that individual

During the late 1785, there was need for leaders of Virginia and Maryland to secure an agreement between the states on the commercial use of the Potomac River. Couple with that, the impact of Shays’ Rebellion led to an urgent amendment to the Articles of Confederation. In 1787, the Congress schedule a constitutional convention of all the states, which led to the negotiation towards a new form of government (Patterson, 2013).

There have been many amendments that have made their way through the congress since first the constitution was instated. A few, however, never made it into the United States constitution. There were six amendments that were never ratified into the constitution. Some were justified in their reasons for not being ratified, but then there are some which to this day no one quite understands why they were not ratified into the constitution. In Americans attempt to be a fair and just country, its government made many different decisions that were later written into a simple document that would have such an impact on a nation and even the world. The six amendments that did not make the cut were either later rewritten or forgotten completely but here in this paper all six will be looked at and analyzed. The six amendments are Congressional Apportionment Amendment, Title of Nobility Amendment, Corwin Amendment, Child Labor Amendment, Equal Rights Amendment, and District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment.

Washington D.C. is unique because it was established by the United States Constitution to be the Nation’s Capitol. Washington D.C. is not a state or part of

Also, a centralized government would be formed, unifying all the state legislatures into one main power. Issues such as slavery and representation in Congress have clear solutions that satisfy all thirteen states. It is evident that the Articles of Confederation will never function efficiently which is why it must be discarded. Ratifying the Constitution lays out a well planned blueprint that describes the operation of a prosperous nation. Undoubtedly, the best way to rebuild the current, failing condition of the U.S. is to refine the laws that govern this

Less populated states like Delaware were afraid that this arrangement would result in their voices being drowned out by the larger states. Many delegates felt that the agreement did not have the authority to completely disregard the Articles of Confederation, as the Virginia Plan would have. The Article of Confederation was an agreement among the 13 founding states that established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states. The New Jersey Plan would have left the Articles of Confederation in place, but would have amended them to somewhat increase Congress's powers.

SECTION 2. Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed. But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of Electors for President and Vice-President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the executive and judicial officers of a State, or the members of the Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such State, being twenty-one years of age, and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion, or other crime, the basis or representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in such State. SECTION 3. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or Elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State Legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or