Responsibilities V.S. Duities
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
The Preamble
In act 14 of the Constitution, we are given our civil rights. Our Constitution says that all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. All citizens hold a very important position of authority. Many years ago our forefathers implemented a Constitutional Republic government. Our Republic government shows some similarities with a democracy in the ways we elect representatives and pass laws. Though are main difference lies in that a Constitutional Republic’s constitution limits power of the government, through a system of checks and balances. This assures that no one person has too much power. In office, we have representatives who are supposed to put our best interest above their beliefs and interest. A right is a legal, social, or ethical principle of freedom or entitlement. In the Constitutional law, rights are further classified as natural, civil, and political. Natural rights are those believed to flourish from the nature of an individual. Such as, the rights to life, liberty, privacy and the pursuit of happiness. Civil rights, are those belonging to every United States citizen. These rights include protection by law, trial by jury, voting and placement in office, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, etc. Our rights entail our power to participate in any government establishments or functions. A duty is legal obligations that entail a person’s mandatory conduct and performance. Each citizen has certain duties, which are outlined by laws formed in the constitution. Unlike responsibilities which are
The Preamble
In act 14 of the Constitution, we are given our civil rights. Our Constitution says that all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. All citizens hold a very important position of authority. Many years ago our forefathers implemented a Constitutional Republic government. Our Republic government shows some similarities with a democracy in the ways we elect representatives and pass laws. Though are main difference lies in that a Constitutional Republic’s constitution limits power of the government, through a system of checks and balances. This assures that no one person has too much power. In office, we have representatives who are supposed to put our best interest above their beliefs and interest. A right is a legal, social, or ethical principle of freedom or entitlement. In the Constitutional law, rights are further classified as natural, civil, and political. Natural rights are those believed to flourish from the nature of an individual. Such as, the rights to life, liberty, privacy and the pursuit of happiness. Civil rights, are those belonging to every United States citizen. These rights include protection by law, trial by jury, voting and placement in office, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, etc. Our rights entail our power to participate in any government establishments or functions. A duty is legal obligations that entail a person’s mandatory conduct and performance. Each citizen has certain duties, which are outlined by laws formed in the constitution. Unlike responsibilities which are