Discuss the importance and possible failings of the US constitution The US Constitution acts as the supreme law of the United States of America; it originally contained seven articles and is a codified document. The constitution is entrenched and its first three articles establish the doctrine of the separation of powers, whereby the federal government is divided into three branches: the executive, consisting of the President the legislature, consisting of the bicameral Congress and the judiciary…
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CRJ 103-002 Importance of the United States Constitution The United States Constitution was created over 200 years ago and is by far one of the most important documents in our country. The bad apart of this is most citizens and even students don’t know the reasons why it is so important to our country and they may not even know what its function is. The constitution has many functions and seems long but is actually shorter compared to other countries. It has different sections, each section dealing…
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Have you ever heard of the eighth amendment of the Bill of Rights(first ten amendments of the United States Constitution)?The amendment that protects us from cruel and unusual punishment?This story is about why the eighth amendment is important.This story is also how it was added to the Bill of Rights. The Eighth Amendment gives us no excessive bail,nor excessive fines imposed,and no cruel and unusual punishment.The importance of the eighth amendment is that it protects us from abuse…
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Rights and U.S. Constitution The U.S. Constitution is the governing document of the United States of America. It has been enforced since 1789. One of its purpose, is to lay out the separation of powers among the executive, legislative and the judicial arms of government in the United States. They also exist to protect the minority rights and the majority rule with time. According to the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill…
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Is our Constitution still relevant? The constitution according to Webster’s Dictionary is an established law or custom. On September 17, 1787, forty-two of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention held their final meeting. Very few documents are still relevant two hundred twenty five years later, but when you break down the constitution you will see that the concepts are still applicable today. Our nation has social equality and not a dictatorship. People have a voice in the government…
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creators of the Constitution created Ten Amendments which were adopted in 1791(). The Ten Amendments are known as the Bill of Rights; it was made in an effort to ensure that people had the basic rights that they did not have while under the rule of the British. Throughout the years, we have added Amendments to the constitution and now have a total of twenty-seven Amendments, but the first ten Amendments are still the most essential Amendments in our nation. While all of the ten Amendments are essential…
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The United States Constitution is nearly 250 years old and since then, the founding fathers have left it up to future generations of Americans to interpret the meaning of the first rights that they established, commonly referred to as the bill of rights. Most Americans believe that they have a complete understanding of the first amendment. If asked, most people will correctly state that the first amendment includes the freedom of speech, the freedom of religion, and the freedom of press. Unfortunately…
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Is the Constitution still relevant? When being asked the question, is the constitution still relevant? I automatically think yes, not because it would sound good but because this is America and anything is possible. But then again I sit and ask myself as a young adult what do I truly know about the constitution that I can say it is relevant. I wasn’t there when 38 of 41 delegates signed it on September 17, 1787. I wasn’t there to know how citizens felt about it, or even if they obeyed it. But I…
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The Bill of Rights created in 1791 protects all the people of the United States's rights that the government cannot change or take away. It was formed due to many things and eventually became the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. When the government was first formed it was to weak under the Articles but when a stronger government was created people were afraid of it becoming too strong. This fear came from the origin of being under the rule of the King where he had all the power and could…
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to them by the documents and laws that were made for the people and by the people. A few of the documents include The U.S. Constitution, The Bill of Rights, and The Social Contract. The U.S. Constitution states rights and laws such as equality among the Executive Branch, Legislative Branch, and the Judicial Branch. The English Bill of Rights is part of the U.S. Constitution and states some of the unalienable righst of the people such as no cruel and unusual punishment. The Social contract is about…
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