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.

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.

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.

The During the Philadelphia convention in 1787, debates broke out over representation in Congress, the new executive branch, and slavery(costly). After 4 months of this the constitution was written. While writing the constitution the major point of contention was the structure of the new legislative branch. The larger states wanted to go with the route of the Virginia plan so that representatives would be placed according to population. Smaller states wanted to go the route of the New jersey plan, in which all states would have equal representation in the legislature no matter the

The Constitution is our utopian idea of a new, indelible government, one where all work from all levels to protect and serve. Those of us who hold power in this government wil be fallible and imperfect, subject to our faults and agencies, but the Constitution shall remain there always, to uphold our ideals and to shield those under our care from war and famine, and from our government

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 arose out of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, a secretive convention held in Philadelphia Pennsylvania intended to establish minor structural changes to the standing Articles of Confederation. However the convention soon transitioned away from altering the Articles of Confederation to drafting an entirely new constitution. The Resulting document established a strong Central Federal Government presiding

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.

On Friday, May 25, 1787, fifty-five delegates from twelve states (only Rhode Island declined to attend) officially convened the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia at Independence Hall. George Washington was elected as the convention’s President and William Jackson became the Secretary. The delegates promptly decided to completely abandon the Articles of Confederation and create a new constitution from scratch.

Beginning on May 25th and lasting until September 17th in 1787, the document that would eventually become the Constitution drafted, changed, finalized, and changed again several times. The first official draft was presented to the delegates in August of 1787 and consisted of a preamble along with twenty-three articles. From August through September, the committee discussed the draft clause by clause and section by section. Through this review many changes and compromises were made and many details were explained and attended to. The ‘final’ version of the Constitution was collected on September

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.

The United States Constitution was ratified in the summer of 1788 and is the governing document of the United States of America. Owing to its brevity and clarity of thought, it has stood the test of time, whereas founding laws of other nations have come and gone, lost to the thoughts of the many for whom they were originally conceived of to sustain. Of the prescient statutes that comprise this most venerable of documents is Article 1, Section Four, which laid a foundation for the election of federal representatives. It states in part: The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such

The Constitution of the United States of America was presented in 1787, pertaining to a newly formed government and how the former colonists of England projected to run a new country. The Constitution was drafted in Philadelphia by the brilliant and later 4th President of the United States, James Madison. This document was presented to ameliorate the Articles of Confederation, written in 1777, that contained a weak central government and no chief executive or court system. Another intention of the Constitution was to frame, or establish, a government with no tyranny, the absolute control of one person or a specific group of people. As problems usually arise, solutions can also be forged to solve these issues. The work of Madison and many others helped extinguish the dilemma of tyranny, but specifically “how did the Constitution of the United States guard against, or protect the country from, tyranny?” Explicitly, the Constitution of the United States protects the people against tyranny by federalism, the separation of government powers, checks and balances, as well as the the big states versus the small states.

The Constitution of the United States has come to be known as the backbone of the American government and the supreme law of the land. For over 225 years, it has helped guide us through our nation’s darkest hours, through the evolution of governmental institutions, and has provided the foundation for political stability, civil liberties, economic growth and social progress (Edling, 2003). The American Constitution is also the world 's oldest original written constitution still in power today and has served as the model for a number of other constitutions around the world. One reason our Constitution outlived others is because of its simplicity and flexibility. Originally, designed to provide a framework for governing four million people in 13 very different colonies along the Atlantic coast, its basic provisions were so soundly conceived that, with only 26 amendments, it now serves the needs of more than 240 million people in 50 even more diverse states that stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Nevertheless, its efficiency at guiding this nation and providing individual freedom, financial solidity, economic growth and social development has proven to be significantly enduring over the course of its legacy. However, despite its longevity and legacy our over 225 year old Constitution of the United States faces a time of increasing change and technological advancements and no longer sufficiently applies to our modern society (Singh, 2003). In order for our

The Constitution is the foundation of the United States Government. Each branch of the government relies upon this document to dictate how power is distributed in this democracy and the people rely on the Constitution to protect them from the Federal government's power. Before the Constitution the colonies were divided under the governance of the Articles of Confederation. This first government was adequate through the Revolutionary War but afterwards the people needed union and a strong central government. The need for a government spurred men into action and the Constitutional Convention was called to develop this much needed strong central government. These men were known as the Framers of the constitution. Unfortunately not all was good at the convention. There was much debate about the way the legislative branch between the Virginia plan and the New jersey Plan and the debate was resolved with the Connecticut compromise. There were many more debates over things great and small but one of the most important was the debate between the Federalists and anti-Federalists about the ratification of the constitution and including a Bill of Rights which guarantees the people's rights and protections therein. The combination of these many factors created the Constitution as it is known today, a strong central "trunk to the United State's "tree" that will grow new branches over time and let others fall to fit the needs of the people resting under its protective