The Constitution of the United States

America’s founding documents form the bedrock of the United States. Their truths are self-evident, but they are also revolutionary and innovative—they remain as important to affirming freedom, protecting liberty, and promoting equality as ever.

After outlining that, the document begins to outline the basic civil liberties and rights that the average citizen receives. These are called the amendments. They are the foundation on what the freedom of America is built with. The amendments spell out the freedoms that Americans had, everything from the right of religious freedoms to the right to bear arms both of which are regularly debated subjects today. They made America what America was, the freest country in the world

In 1791, a vital document for the United States of America was written. The Bill of Rights. James Madison fulfilled the Anti-Federalists wishes by adding a list of rights to the constitution in order for the document to be ratified. The Bill of Rights addresses rights and freedoms which were violated under British rule. Although all 10 amendments are important, I have analyzed each one and ranked their importance. In 1791, some amendments would seem more important than others due to the recent events from the Revolution. Each amendment is relevant in its own way but some are exercised more than others by individuals in the United States. The first amendment of the Bill of Rights is the most important amendment.

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.

Today, the Bill of rights outline some of our most important liberties as individuals of the United States. Aspects of everyday life are granted though the freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. These first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution protect basic liberties such as the freedom of religion and freedom of speech. The Bill of Rights install limits on governmental power. They protect people from an overruling government and contribute to the image of “free America” that many immigrants seek the U.S. for. Although the positive contributions of the Bill of Rights are more clearly seen in our modern society, these ten amendments were not always viewed as necessary throughout history.

Knowing the suffering and unfair treatment that the British had upon us as The United States of America, our forefather’s didn’t tolerate the harsh treatment, but fought with all the courage and ambition that they had in their hearts for this country. Using the passion of the citizens and the determination in his heart, James Maddison drafted the first ten amendments called the Bill of Rights, knowing that it will cause the positive change in how our government will be in the far future. His first ten amendments reflected the rights that not only Americans should have, but every person in this world should be granted and bless with. As a new era arose, the U.S Constitution was born and grew up to uphold twenty-seven amendments to benefit and to

The United States Constitution is the most important document in our history. It establishes equality, freedom, and the rights of the people. Also, it establishes the form of our national government and allows us to change the constitution, so we have a strong sturdy government. The Constitution has survived and stayed current for over 220 years, because it was written in a way so it could change as the world evolved. For example, there are four ways to change the constitution which are the elastic cause, amendment procedure, the Bill of Rights, and Supreme Court decisions.

The United States of America was created to be a country of justice, liberty, and independence. While the Constitution was designed to establish a strong central government, it soon became evident that a Bill of Rights would be necessary to “prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers”, as said in the Bill’s preamble. Thus, 10 constitutional amendments were created and ratified, ensuring that the American people would always be granted certain rights. While all of these amendments work to protect the American way of life, there are three amendments which are most crucial for Americans to maintain their liberty. These rights remain as important to Americans today as they were to the founding fathers who enumerated them centuries ago.

The first ten amendments of the United States Constitution make up one of America’s founding documents, the Bill of Rights. These ten amendments were put in place in order to protect the freedom of American citizens from excessive government power. Written by James Madison, the 4th United States President, the Bill of Rights became effective December 15, 1791 (“James”). Madison is one of the founding fathers of the United States, and is highly praised for his work on the Federalist Papers and the United States Constitution (“Bill”). In this paper I will discuss the importance and effects of the Bill of Rights, specifically the first, second, and fourth amendments.

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.

Two of the most important documents in United States history, are the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. The Declaration of Independence was a catalyst that helped to shape America to what it is today: a nation where its core values are still defined, and where life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness still thrive in the American people. The rights that people possess are called natural rights, these were the standards for a human life and were not dependent of any government or a culture. After four years of American triumph in the Revolutionary War, to make another contract for overseeing the stabilization of the country, representatives “established delegates in the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention” (Carey 40). In drafting the Constitution, the greater part of the Founding Fathers trusted that the defenses composed into it would secure the privileges of Americans. When the Constitution was sent to the states in 1787 for confirmation, an incredible thunder of dissatisfaction went up. Different Americans from various states requested that a Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution. Various states approved the Constitution just restrictively. They would favor the Constitution just on the chance that it was changed to incorporate these rights (Carey 40). After reading Krugman’s “The Death of Horatio Alger,” Cox’s and Alm’s “By Our Own Bootstraps,” and Dalmia’s “Long Live the American Dream,” these articles inform the reader and give a

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.

Check and Balances makes sure no one has more power than the other so everyone can be treated equal. We live in a democracy which means as United States citizens we get the freedom to express yourself, fair trial by jury, right to vote, freedom to pursue “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”, and etc. We get freedom living in a democracy regardless of what happens in the future, they can not take our rights away from us.

While a great number of democratic governments from all over the world inevitably succumbed beneath the grasp of a despot, there one country that was able to elude a tyrant in its government by shielding against such corruption. During the period of May 25, 1787 to September 17, 1887, fifty-five US delegates convened in Philadelphia to write the Constitution of the United States of America, which was a new form of government that would replace the United States’ earliest government called the Articles of Confederation. As a young nation, the scrappy American country witnessed the futility in the Articles of Confederation to which it did a poor job in granting the national government with sufficient authority. This resulted with catastrophic displays of disharmony and negligence of government demands in the country, in which was mostly manifested in Shay 's Rebellion of 1787. Consequently, American politicians understood how feeble the Articles of Confederation were in establishing order; they knew that the weak government would eventually lead them to anarchy. Nonetheless, as much the country needed a stronger enforcer of laws, the framers of the Constitution also took into consideration the possibility for tyranny to infiltrate their government. It was a challenge to establish a strong main power that presided over an entire country yet simultaneously prevent an abuse of power from a dictator, otherwise characteristics of a cruel, unjust, and oppressive rule would occur.

After gaining independence from Britain, America was faced with the challenge of creating a new government for the people of the American colonies. The Founding Fathers first created the Articles of Confederation but after much criticism the Founding Fathers met again and created the Constitution of the United States. The Founding Fathers wanted to form a government that was unlike the British government they broke away from. They set up a government that had checks and balances so that one government branch would not grow too powerful and take over. A federal government and state governments were establish to satisfy the needs