This is why it is very imperative that the citizens should learn about their government. Not knowing how the government works could really affect the lives of many citizens. If citizens did not know about the democratic and the republican. Without government and laws, people would run wild over society. The purpose of government is to maintain order and prevent social chaos.
The 15th Amendment has been used to protect the voting rights of minorities from being diluted either explicitly or through more circuitous means (U.S. History.Org, 1995-2011). Second, the 14th Amendment has been used to incorporate the Bill of Rights, making it apply to the states as well as to the federal government. Until the early 1900s, the Bill of Rights did not apply to state governments. Over time, the Supreme Court has used the 14th Amendment to require states to abide by the Bill of Rights as well (U.S. History.Org, 1995-2011). In conclusion, this paper discussed how and why the amendments became apart of the constitution, what problems motivated the adoption of the Bill of Rights, the effects of the Bill of Rights, what problems or changes in society led to later amendments, discuss the 13th through 15th amendments, and the
The Role and Nature of Law Name LAW/421 Date Teacher The role and function of law is to protect societies citizens in a socially a safe and legally regulated way to resolve disputes. Laws were set in place to supply and regulate ethical standards and expectations to operate the society’s legal system to avoid never finding a solution to legal disputes. The law provides security and peace to citizens to enter agreements, transactions or and agreements with businesses they are entering into agreements or contracts with. The law functions to minimize government power and promotes personal freedom, protects the environment, social justice, and promotion of economic growth through free competition to function properly and avoid collapse. Laws functions are broken down to theses following types: common law, ordinances, statutes, constitutions, administrative regulations, treaties, and finally executive orders.
He thought that the government would be given too much power. His thoughts on the injustices in the Constitution greatly influenced the making of the Bill of Rights. At the time, Federalists argued that the Constitution didn’t need a bill of rights, due to the fact that the people and states kept any powers not given to the federal government, but Anti-Federalists said that a bill of rights was necessary to safeguard individual liberty. So when the Bill of Rights was made it listed prohibitions on governmental power and the rights that were granted to people. When the Bill of Rights was adopted into the Constitution it was became the fundamental rights of all citizens in 1791.
In a way, people have the rights to control and shape the government. If the people don't think the government is protecting their rights, then they have freedom to impeach them or change the
Power And Responsibility: An Analysis Of The U.S Constitution The framers of the United States were the leaders of the 13 original States that were once British colonies. It was the intent of the framers to establish a set of rules, to make it difficult for one person or single group representing singularity ideas to gain absolute power over a newly formed nation. The first attempt to accomplish this was the Articles of Confederation, but this would ultimately prove to be ineffective doctrine. To address the failure of the Articles of Confederation the framers sought to establish a reliable government, a better common defense against foreign powers, a solid currency, separation of powers, and strict checks and balances. The solution was the United States Constitution.
Strict vs. Loose Interpretation of the Constitution Many argue what were the intentions of the Founding Fathers when creating the U.S Constitution. "Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have. The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases," quoted Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson believed in a strict view of the constitution while he was an advisor.
BILL OF RIGHTS & AMENDMENTS Our forefathers never intended for the Constitution to be finished nor untouched. Article V of the Constitution, describes the process in the event and amendment is proposed and therefore creating the possibility of altering or ratifying the Constitution. The ratification process requires only one step, ratification of 3/4 of the states. Congress can write an amendment and pass it with 2/3 approval of congress, but it still needs 3/4 ratification of the states. According to "Ratification" (2012), “it is a principal's approval of an act of its agent where the agent lacked authority to legally bind the principal.
In On Liberty, Mill theorizes the Principle of Liberty, in which he states that mankind has no right to prevent any other man from committing an action unless it is to prevent them from causing harm to others. Society cannot reject an individual’s conduct just because the majority of people find it offensive. However, this doesn’t mean that society can’t enforce certain constraints on people’s conduct through the law. This restriction of actions that impede upon the well being of others is necessary in order to protect an individual’s fundamental rights and basic moral liberties. With this being said, society only has the right to restrict behavior on the basis of justice, and not because society deems it to be immoral.
In the south the Union wanted slavery and in the North they were against slavery. Before the Civil War the United States had many acts to protect slavery. They stopped the slave trade and importation of slaves under military order. Right after the civil war the 13th amendment was passed, many changes were made. The amendment gave African Americans more rights, even though it gave them more rights they had a lot of other issues.