The writers stated their beliefs which become a major premise in the argument. The Major premise is that the role of the government is to protect the rights of the people, when the government fails to do so, the people have the right to change it. The Minor premise however is that the British government has usurped
The Bill of Rights makes sure the government understands that they cannot violate people’s rights of liberty and privileges. The Anti-Federalists views proved to be true to this current day, as the Bill of Rights is in the Constitution, and it limits the power of the U.S. federal government and protects the natural rights, liberty, and property of
Explain the relationship between Hayne’s argument and the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of 1798. Hayne argued that states should have the right to decide what is best for their state, even if it means opposing the federal government. In the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, they state that “the States who are the parties thereto have the right, and are in duty bound, to interpose for arresting the progress of the evil, and for maintaining within their respective limits the authorities, rights, and liberties appertaining to them”. In the Kentucky Resolution, it states, “that the government created by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the power delegated to itself, since that would have made its discretion, and not the Constitution, the measure of its powers;… each party has an equal right to judge for itself”. These two resolutions support Hayne’s argument.
After examining the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution, the Constitution better represents the reasons that the Revolutionary War was fought by unifying the states, avoiding a monarchy, and also simply solving any major crisis that rose. One of the main principles in which the Revolutionary War was fought was to become their own country. When they became the “United” States of America, they did not intend to become the “Individual” States of America. The Articles of Confederation permitted the states to act as if they were totally separate countries instead of one. The Constitution was able to unify the states under one strong, central government and unify the states creating a strong, independent country.
The founding Fathers of this great nation, compelled on behalf of its citizens throughout, created, drafted, and adopted the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. Representing will and determination, both documents serve as a testament of freedom and the pursuit to obtain liberty and justice for all citizens. Both documents address the “people” but neither of them elaborates the meaning of the word “people” based upon gender. Men protected their freedoms with both the U.S. Constitution and The Declaration of Independence, while simultaneously using them to suppress the freedom of women, just as Judge Hunt did in the case against Susan B. Anthony. As the Judge seen fit to instruct the court, he openly acknowledges the
Although both of them did not lack in information, they misinterpret and misused some of the information they stated in their speeches. For instance Kennedy misinterprets when he argues “I believe in an American where the separation of church and state is absolute…” (1). The separation of church and state is not absolute as Thomas Jefferson stated in 1768 in The Virginia Act for Establishing Religious Freedom. Jefferson states “…for its officers to interfere when principles break out into overt acts against peace and good order…”. Jefferson explains that the government should only interfere with religious freedom when it inferences with someone else’s natural right; thusly making the separation of church and state not absolute.
The Declaration justified the independence of the United States by listing colonial grievances against King George III, and by asserting certain natural and legal rights, including a right of revolution. Having served its original purpose in announcing independence, references to the text of the Declaration were few for years. Abraham Lincoln made it the centerpiece of his rhetoric (as in the Gettysburg Address of
Thomas Paine's Common Sense is a collection of facts, reasons, and opinions on America needing to become an independent nation once and for all, free from the British. Paine addresses this to the people of America in his time; he tries to persuade them to see the good and, well, common sense in why to force themselves out of Britain's control. It is important for him to reach out to the people because their support is needed, and he must show them that they do and will have power to do in the free and independent state he wants the nation in. Thomas Paine argues for American independence on the basis that a government's purpose should be to "protect life, liberty, and property". In that he believes Great Britain has not shown that for
Well as an American, the Constitution should be important to me. However, I may have some doubts on how well our government is following the Constitution. Our Constitution is a system of basic laws and principles that defines the rights of American citizens. I believe this is an important document that establishes our government and sets limits on what it can and cannot do. The Constitution is the basis of what this country is about.
“The right to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.” This statement, clearly written, was made by our founding fathers to protect our rights as Americans in the year 1791. Today, our right to keep and bear arms is under attack by liberals and politicians. However clear the second amendment may be, people today still try to contest this constitutional right and assert that Americans should not own guns, or that restraints must be put on those that choose to exercise their constitutional right to bear arms. Gun control is an unnecessary evil because guns provide the American people a means of defending themselves against those who are intent on harming you, the fact that beginning guns will not keep them out of criminal hands, and that guns