The United States Constitution

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.

If there were less elections open to the public, maybe voters would take their rights more seriously. This is not to hinder our democracy, but rather develop it. By leaving the decisions to more house and senate members, this will still keep intact representative government and democracy in America, but also help the voter turnout to increase. There are so many elections going on within the voter's own state that they simply take the right to vote as a common thing instead of a luxury. In many countries voting is required to obtain a driver's license thus making it more of a priority for citizens to vote. America should consider require voting by all eligible citizens -not registered. Registration is a lengthy process which should ultimately not be required which would open the polls up to anyone of the age eighteen, not only to those registered. Subsequently, many people do not vote because of the lack of availability as most elections are held on work days. Therefore, making voting easier by having it held on weekends would be beneficial for working

With a Presidential election year upon us, the United States’ national election process will once again take its place at center stage of American politics. 200 years after the Electoral College’s creation, it still serves its intended purpose, but the increasing social and political awareness in America has caused a need to look at reform in this process. The question that should be asked by every citizen as they participate in the vote next year is if the Electoral College enables the wishes of the people to be truly represented? Reforming the practice of choosing the American President, though, would have Constitutional implications and the political philosophy of our country would be subject to much discussion. Through analyzing the

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.

Throughout America’s history, the very confederation of her people has been weak and even suffered near-fatal blows, and yet that nation still stands today. However, the very backbone of the democracy which so many revere, the Constitution, was once abhorred and feared as a much stronger government than such a democracy should allow. The government, at the time, was inept and subject to the rule of each near-independent state, not able to tax without begging, nor able to regulate the quickening and worsening conflicts in trade and monetary production between those states. Taking into account these ineptitudes, compounded by the foreign intrusions which peppered the eighteenth century, the Articles of Confederation was not only an

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.

We, the People, have for too long ignored the framers intent on the relationship between the separation of powers between the Federal and State government. The abdication of responsibility for protecting the 10th amendment, not only by our elected officials but by citizens as well, deviates the subtle balance of power in our nation to a detrimental state. The United States of America is just that, united States, that have the power to legislate for their constituents any laws not delegated to the Federal government inside the Constitution. With the overreach of the Federal government using the Commerce Clause, the Necessary and Proper Clause, enacting the 17th amendment, and using the “power of the purse” the 10th amendment stands as a former shadow of itself being regulated to a pawn piece in political maneuvers to show voters that individual State Senators still hold sway in protecting State’s rights. We should adhere to the original intent of the 10th amendment the State’s rights, which include everything not enumerated by the Constitution in Article I, will not be diluted or taken away by a central planner whose bureaucracy and laws could end in tyranny if ignored.

The Preamble to the United States Constitution was written in 1787 but then ratified in 1788. James Madison helped shape the Constitution and Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. The Preamble contains important phrases to help better understand our United States Constitution. When the Framers coin the phrase, “secure the blessings of liberty”, it means that citizens of the United States of America have freedoms that cannot be taken away by anyone and it limits the power of the United States government to ensure us “We the People”, of these freedoms. This phrase goes along with what is stated in our Declaration of Independence that, "all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness…That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." This idea was rooted both in American political history and in American political culture through the need for religious freedom, freedom of speech, and the balance of power.

Voter turnout is commonly regarded as one of the most distinct issues within American politics of the last century. Though the United States once averaged a turnout rate of 78% of eligible voters in presidential elections between 1860 and 19001, the average voter turnout of the 21st century has fallen to around 52%2. The cause of the marked decline throughout the 20th century is often attributed simply to voter apathy, but the issue is much more complex. Upon analysis, it is clear that a number of factors have contributed to the decreased rate of voter turnout, of which voter apathy is perhaps the least influential. The decline in voter turnout in presidential elections from the 19th to the 20th century is most likely a result of the instatement of the Australian ballot, the structure of the American election system, and an increased disillusionment with the government over the last century.

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.

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.

As a new, democratic country, the United States of America had many obstacles that they had to overcome. One of these obstacles was coming up with a framework for the new government to follow and abide to. The first written attempt was the Articles of Confederation, which failed because of some weaknesses that it possessed. Of these weaknesses included a weak central government, over powerful state governments, and no national court system, so instead of uniting the country, it just loosely kept them together. In order to write, or modify this into a better framework, the Continental Congress called for a convention of delegates to meet in May of 1787 in Philadelphia. After much arguing between the delegates (federalists and antifederalists), the Constitution of the United States was passed under the condition that the Bill of Rights would be adopted. The Bill of Rights, at the time, consisted of 10 amendments; of these 10 comes one of the most controversial ones, the Second Amendment, which is the right for individuals to bear arms. This amendment was, and will continue to be one of the most controversial issues from the time of the ratification of the Constitution of the United States up to the 21st century. As a nation, there is still a battle between people who want to put restrictions on this amendment and people who believe that it should be left alone. The book, A Well Regulated Militia by Saul Cornell, goes on to describe the controversies of the Second Amendment, as

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?

For about one hundred and seventy eight years, since the first President of the United States of America, George Washington, took office, the constitution was lacking a clear plan of succession.What would happen if death, removal, or resignation of the president, who would take office and control of the country.The president as well as the majority of the federal government were left to interpret and come up with their own way for vacancy in office. The one article of the constitution pertaining to the succession of office left a very vague reference of what was to happen.Article II, Section 1, Clause 6 of the Constitution states: