Libq Constitution Research Paper

The Constitution is a living, breathing document. It was recognized that each future generation would be facing new challenges that would have never occurred to the older ones, so it had the flexibility available by both interpretation and revisement to allow the newer generation to use the document as it was intended. As society and government grows, additions must be made to the Constitution to keep with the times. The Constitution is also governed by the thoughts of society at that time, seen in the implementation of the 18th amendment because of the urgings of religious and Women’s Suffrage movements. As it is also seen when the government grows weary of one president in office too long, seen in the creation of the 22nd amendment.

     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

The United States Constitution was influenced by Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome in multiple ways. These ways included republicanism, Ancient Greece’s direct democracy, and Ancient Rome’s branches of government. Republicanism was the principle that states the fact that the people were allowed to vote. In Ancient Rome, the Senators were elected by the patricians who were aristocrats. Aristocrats were wealthy landowners, and they were citizens of Ancient Rome. So technically, the Senators were chosen by the citizens. Ancient Rome had a republican government, so they elected leaders that made important decisions for them. A republican government is also known as an indirect democracy, which is the form of government that the United States

The Framers of the United States Constitution gave more power to the Federal government rather than the state governments. They did this because they wanted to bring the United States together under one government. Federalists and Anti-federalists had their own views on the Constitution. Many people believed that the Constitution was a good thing that would be a success for the United States. Other people believed that the Constitution gave too much power to the Executive branch. The writers of the Constitution gave more power to the Federal government instead of the state governments because the Federal government did not receive enough power in the Articles of Confederation.

When the words “We the people” were written so eloquently on a piece of parchment in 1787, did it mean we the people of this convention or we the people of the United States? A group of men so revelled in school teaching and writings as the Founding Fathers of our country fighting for the equality of millions and the democratic processes to insure that this equality is protected were elitist. A statement that goes against all the schooling down by American history teachers for hundreds of years so relevant but we forget, was the Constitution created to be an elitist document? Did they create a new government for profit or for betterment? The Constitution was written from an elitist point of view but, by creating a government that guaranteed them with numerous rights and liberties, they protected all of those who were to also be governed.

On June 21, 1788 the constitution was ratified. Our first constitution, also known as the Articles of Confederation, was adopted towards the end of the Revolutionary War. Adopting the constitution helped us create a system of government where most of the powers were store in the states rather in the central government. The constitution pushed for a loose confederation of independent states with little power in the central government. Although the articles behold good intentions, it held no sustainability. War and peace could be made but tax could not. Trade could not be regulated. Laws passed by Congress did not ensure total enforcement. If states conflicted with one another there would be no national court system to dispute it. For a national

The Second Constitutional Convention was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and took place in 1787. Representatives from each state gathered to discuss how the Articles of Confederation were to be amended. Several documents were debated on and put into effect on this day. Many of representatives of the states had written their own plans for the government. Not one plan was followed, but the delegates came to a compromise that they could agree on. Here, the United States’ current Constitution was signed. It has been modified as the years pass, but this was the foundation of America’s current constitution. Delegates at the Second Constitutional Convention had many concerns about the government. The states did not want a dominating national government,

According to a Washington Post database of lethal police shootings 24 unarmed black men have been shot and killed by police so far this year. This means one a black man dies every nine days. Three unarmed black men were shot and killed in the month of April alone. All three shootings were either caught on tape or reported on local TV. The 24 unarmed black men that were killed compose a startling small amount of the 585 people shot and killed by police. According to The Post database. Most of those killed were white or Hispanic, and a good number of all races were armed. However, according to Wesley, black men accounted for 40 percent of the 60 unarmed deaths, even though they make up just 6 percent of the U.S. population.

As a worker of the huge ethnicity, some of my immediate interests are securing my property, my rights, and my protection from powerful government control. The new federalist decentralized system of Somewhereland will satisfy these interests effectively. This new system alsos prevents chaotic events such as Somewhereland’s civil war, simply because the oligarchic authorities will not all be in power. Although the constitution is an exciting step towards democracy, there are still several issues in it. While Lijphart’s PR model is appealing, a FPTP system would be far more effective in satisfying our ethnic

Less than four months after the initiation of the Convention, the text of the new Constitution was completed. On September 17, 42 delegates were present in Philadelphia. Three delegates - Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts and EdmundRandolph and George Mason of Virginia - decided at the last minute not to sign the document that would replace the Articles of Confederation and Perfect Union. The original document itself shows the signatures of the remaining 39. The other thirteen, out of 55 delegates who participated in the convention, had left before that date, most in disagreement with the decisions that had been adopted. So Robert Yates and John Lansing of New York left Philadelphia on June 11 "because nothing good could be expected from the

The U.S. Constitution has been around for 239 years. Amazingly enough it has stood up through three major wars; two of them being world wars. It has evolved through slavery and civil rights movements. One of the main reason it has endured as the foundation of the greatest country in the world at this point is because it is a “living” document. By “living” it means it adapts and changes with time, culture, and interests of its people. It does this should amendments which carry multiple prerequisites that much be met in order to approve it. However, this checks and balances lead me to one of its biggest weaknesses; the fact that it must start and go through the senate and congress where individuals have no term limits. Now how is this flaw

The political climate was uneasy during the constitutional convention. This was caused by Edmund Davis’ reign as governor, with reign being the perfect word. That is because under the constitution of 1869 the Texas state government was very centralized letting Davis try his best to take control of the government and not let it go. Creating some sort of corrupt government which in peoples opinion was “a corrupt, extravagant administration that eventually turned to state police and militia to maintain” (Champagne, 81) Davis’ administration influenced the new constitution so that what happened couldn’t take place again. This included provisions to limit the power of the state government by diffusing power of the executive branch, limiting governor’s

The Constitution of 1787 attempted to improve America’s government through the Separation of Powers, People Elect, Checks and Balances, Federalist structure, and Limited Government.

In recent years the killings of African American men have increased, especially those of unarmed black men. Between 2010 and 2012 it was reported that Blacks males were 21 times more likely to be

That is interesting, I had no idea there was a holiday known as Citizenship Day in the past and one that continues on. I've never heard of anyone celebrating something like that, heck, we get school off for Martin Luther King Jr Day but not Constitution day? The Constitution is indeed pretty short; it can be read within an hour easily. The U.S. Code of Laws continues to grow bigger and bigger which leads me to believe the idea of having to renew laws as you mentioned to be pretty intelligent as laws should change as society changes. We already breached Washington's Farewell Address of 1796 "to have with them as little political connection as possible" with regards to foreign nations as soon as World War 1 started. The faction