The United States Constitution lists many different freedoms‚ rights and laws that a citizen may have. The constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. It is also the source of all government powers‚ and also provides the right to protect the rights of American citizens. It also established Americas national government. The constitution was signed in September of 1787 by delegates at the constitutional convention in Philadelphia. During that time in Philadelphia the delegates
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The U.S. Constitution The United States constitution was adopted in 1787 as a written plan of government for the United States. It contains a Preamble‚ or an introduction. The Preamble outlines the purpose of the document. The purposes include: to form a new and better country‚ establish justice‚ establish a government to provide order‚ protect the citizens and their freedom. The U.S. constitution has 7 Key Principles. Limited Government If men were angels‚ no government would be necessary
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I. II. ARTICLE 2 OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION SECTION 1:THE RIGHTS‚ QUALIFICATIONS‚ AND ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT A. Vesting clause. 1. President of the U.S has executive power. a) The president a strong mandate to enforce the country’s laws and administer the country’s public policies. 2. The president and vice president will hold their office for 2‚ four year terms. B. Electoral college. 1. Each state gets a number of electoral votes equal to its number of Senators plus its number
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The U.S. Constitution The Constitution is made up of articles that helped form the government that has established the great country it is today. The United States wasn’t always its own country; it used to be ruled by the British Empire. The British Empire was a monarchy‚ which at the time‚ was the most authoritative nation in the world. However the U.S. didn’t take a liking to how the British ruled them. So they declared their independence. Now the Declaration of Independence states “We hold these
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rights and freedom is all based upon the United States Constitution‚ and has caused much of the debates in our country throughout time. With much of the debate on the proposal ’s of gun control in our nation‚ we have to keep inconsideration of the U.S. Constitutional rights we have as people. Should we enact the proposal ’s President Barack Obama stated on gun control‚ or keep the remaining right ’s of individuals based upon the U.S. Constitution? Thirteen original British colonies sent delegates to
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The first constitution of the U.S was The Articles of Confederation‚ which were ratified in 1781 and was eventually replaced with The U.S Constitution. The U.S Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation because the articles were very weak. The articles weren’t strong enough to allow the government to enforce their laws and they were lacking power and strength. The U.S Constitution made the national government more powerful‚ also it established a lot of basic rights for citizens and states
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There is a break down from The Idiot’s Guide to the U.S. Constitution (pg 80). The right of every American to own a gun versus society’s need to get guns off the street to prevent violent crime. I feel like the Democrats who are so focus on gun control confuses the two. When gun violence occur‚ legal gun owners have nothing to do with it. We are not the ones that need more control‚ we are law-abiding citizens that get the short end of the stick every time illegal gun owners go gun crazy. The book
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During a period of Reconstruction‚ there were two exceptionally significant implications to the U.S. Constitution: the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. The Fourteenth Amendment‚ ratified in July of 1868‚ consisted of five sections‚ which ultimately stated that ALL “persons born or naturalized in the U.S.‚ and subject to jurisdiction thereof are citizens”. Additionally‚ it reduced state representation in Congress proportionally for any state disfranchising male citizens‚ denied former Confederates
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The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the U.S constitution. The purpose of The Bill of Rights is to protect individual liberties. This document was created September 25‚ 1789 and was then ratified on December 15‚ 1791. This took two years after being created to be put in the government’s records. This document added certain safeguards of democracy. This provided personal freedoms as well as personal rights. The author of The Bill of Rights is James Madison.
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