The Constitution Of The United States

There are certain principles in the constitution that the US Supreme court should rely on when it comes to defining the limits of state and federal authority. To define these limits concepts such as implied powers, checks and balances, separation of powers and limited government will be discussed along with the benefit that comes with their implementation in our government. As these concepts are defined along with their implementation into the government I hope to give the reader a firm understanding of these concepts individual importance within the constitution and society.

The Second Amendment to the U.S Constitution is fiercely debated and interpreted differently among American citizens and argued with between the Legislative and Judicial branches of our government. “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed,” (Brooks). Because of the Second Amendment, citizens have the right to possess firearms and use them for protection. When researching the origin of the Second Amendment, its modern applications, and its relevance in today’s society, one can determine the Second Amendment’s current implications on today’s society.

In 1787, our founding fathers came up with a few principles that would establish what we now know as the United States of America. These principles were put on paper to serve as a guideline for how the United States would be operated and structured. This historical piece paper became known as the Constitution of the United States. In the Constitution, a Preamble is implemented at the beginning that essentially tells what the founding fathers set out to do.

Provide the class with the details of the project (location, acres restored, methods used, species benefited if available, etc.). Be sure to integrate what you find with what you are learning in your text and other readings and supplement it with additional research.

The United States Constitution provides the National Government three distinctive branches of government: the Executive, the Legislative, and the Judicial Branch, each with its own form of powers, duties and roles. Separation of powers and duties within the branches enable them to check and balance one another as well as balance the authority of the other two.

Topic #2. Explain the major points of contention in the writing of the U. S. Constitution.

The US Constitution is made up of three branches, The Legislative, The Executive and The Judicial, each having a part in the US Constitution. The Legislative Branch makes the law and consists of two houses that are the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Executive Branch enforces the law while the Judicial Branch interprets the laws. All branches were given important powers but not enough for one branch to dominate the other branches and the government, which can be supported, by the first three articles of the US Constitution.

The U.S. Constitution laid out the ground work of how we run our country, and the processes we must go through to make our country strong and intact. When it comes to the steps that must be followed in passing a bill into law, the Constitution of the United States tells us in Article 1 Section 7 the appropriate steps to get this accomplished. The legwork and the approval process can be quite lengthy to get a bill passed into law, as it must go through certain stages before it can become official.

The Constitution helped the United States of America move forward in progressiveness and equality through several ways. It provided the citizens of America with basic rights and liberties through the Bill of Rights. It helped to make a stronger central government that could protect the governed by raising arms in defense. It helped secure a democratic government and prevent it from turning into a tyranny or dictatorship. In doing this the Constitution has managed to become the single most important document in American history.

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 was categorized or known as elites and it has remained in favor of these people ever since. Yes we can say we have witnessed variations and seen a semi-democratic rise in the past two centuries, but we have remained a plutocracy hidden behind the word that people use to cover its true identity, democracy. Those like the framers, the public opinion role, interest groups, and money all portray our hidden plutocracy.

Within this world, there are rare moments when something will actually last for more than 100 years. The items that are left are artifacts presented in museums with no meaning to today’s world. They are there to remind people of what used to be and to help show historians mistakes that were made and possibilities to prevent them from ever happening again. Unlike the artifacts, The Constitution of the United States has not been forgotten, it is actually still very alive today. Unlike most relics, The Constitution still holds a very heroic and patriotic implication, freedom. With freedom comes self-government, freedom of speech, religious tolerance, etc. With all these things comes the great responsibility to adapt and fit to the wants and needs of the decade.

Novus Ordoro Seclorum is Latin for “a new order for the ages.” Why did Americans select the constitutional order they did in 1787-1789, and why did they reject a more democratic and confederal form not more than a decade old?

“The United States Constitution has proved itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of government ever written.”-Franklin D. Roosevelt. In order to make “the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of government ever written”(Roosevelt) it took multiple modifications, and approximately 116 days to complete. The reason for the creation of the Constitution was to not let any government or any person become too powerful. The other purpose of the constitution was to resolve disputes between the federal government and the state government. In the first versions of the Constitution, there were many examples of what the government was allowed to do, but there were not any examples of what the government was not allowed to

The question that is often brought up is how an 18th century document can possibly deal with the Modern issues today. The initial problem faced by the framers of the United States Constitution was that it was impossible to list all the powers of government. There were just too many, and they wanted to build a government that would last and stand the test of time. Section 8 of Article one in the Constitution specifies in great detail the powers are limited to those listed and those that are allowed to carry them out. They added a rule near the end of the document, which states: 'Congress has the power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or any Department or Officer thereof.” (U.S Const. art. 1, sec. 8) This clause, known as the “Necessary and Proper Clause” enlarges legislative power by enabling Congress to use any means it thinks reasonable to put these powers into action. It also authorizes Congress to enact legislation necessary to carry out the powers of the other branches.

The United States Constitution is a lot more than a bunch of words we don’t really understand, I mean let’s be real…what do half of these words even mean? Impeachment…judicial review…popular sovereignty…okay Thomas Jefferson, stop messing with our minds! Well, how about I let you know what they mean.