How do we have rights? Who or what created rights? What would things be if we didn’t have the rights we had today? Well, thanks to the Founding Fathers on creating the U.S. Constitution, helping us to have certain rights we have by creating Congress with three different branches and two houses to support We The People. The Preamble introduces and explains the purpose of the constitution with its 7 principles which includes popular sovereignty. rule by the people, republicanism. a form of government in which people elect representatives to create and enforce laws,federalism division of power between the national and state governments, separation of powers, checks and balances, limited government and individual rights. The Legislative branch …show more content…
Trump, head of the Executive branch, enforces the laws that the legislative branch creates. The requirement to be a president of U.S.A. is he/she has to be at least 35 years old, a natural born citizen of the U.S., and must be a resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years. The president is elected on the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November. A president's salary is $400,000 a year in wages. Chief justice usually administers the oath of office to the president. The four people in order to take over the presidency if our leader cease to be able to carry out his/her duties is vice president, speaker of the house, president pro-tempore, and secretary of state. The five categories that the powers of a president can be put into is Commander in Chief of the Armed Force, Chief Executive, Chief of State, Chief Legislator, and Chief of Party. Commander in Chief of the Armed Force responsibilities is to make all decisions regarding the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines. His job as a Chief Executive is to make sure his cabinet, staff stc are doing their jobs. Chief of State represents the U.S. board, acts as host to all foreign dignitaries, and make treaties subject to ⅔ approval by the Senate. Chief Legislator has the power to approve/veto laws, and can suggest certain laws be made through his supporters in the House and/or Senate. The president is head of his political party makes decisions regarding the makeup of his party is his role of Chief of Party. There are four divisions of the executive branch which is Cabinet Departments, Independent Agencies, Government Corporations,and Regulatory Commissions. George Washington created the Cabinet in 1789. There are 15 Cabinet departments and the title of each department is Secretary. Now, onto the final branch, the Judicial
The Preamble is a promise to protect the citizens of the United States. It is an introduction to the beginning of the Constitution. The Preamble was written September 17, 1787. Before the Preamble there were The Articles of Confederation, which did not really help our country. The Framers knew that they had to do something. Therefore the Preamble was created to state that the government would protect the rights listed in the Preamble. Some Americans believe that it is a promise to the people of our nation. But has the Preamble lived up to its promise?
The Bill of Rights was crafted in 1791 by James Madison. It was put in place to protect the rights of all people within the borders of the United States when it is applied by the government. It is a very important document that means a lot in the hearts of Americans.
The President of the United States is instrumental in the running of the country. He serves as the chief executive, chief diplomat, commander in chief, chief legislator, chief of state, judicial powers, and head of party. Article II of the Constitution states that the President is responsible for the execution and enforcement of the laws created by Congress. He also is tasked with the authority to appoint fifteen leaders of the executive departments which will be a part of the President’s cabinet. He or she is also responsible for speaking with the leaders the CIA and other agencies that are not part of his cabinet because these agencies play a key role in the protection of the US. The President also appoints the heads of more than 50 independent
BACKGROUND OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS The United States Bill of Rights came into being as a result of a promise made by the Fathers of Confederation to the states during the struggle for ratification of the Constitution in 1787-88. A great number of the states made as a condition for their ratification, the addition of amendments, which would guarantee citizens protection of their rights against the central government. Thus, we have a rather interesting situation in which the entrenchment of a bill of rights in the American Constitution was done by the virtual demand of the states, themselves fearing a central government which was not legally constrained and restricted as far as its powers were concerned. The resulting Bill of Rights is appended to the American Constitution as the first of ten amendments.
After the American Revolution, America had earned it’s freedom from Britain. In order to govern this new country the Articles of Confederation was created. This document was flawed by the colonists fear of putting too much power into a central government. Knowing the document needed to be fixed a constitutional convention was called. The document created at this convention has been our constitution ever since. But even the Constitution was meet with criticism. One major concern when writing the constitution was how to protect the citizens rights. The Constitution did this through the preamble, the legislative process, the limit of presidential terms, the judicial branch, and the bill of rights.
The Executive Branch refers to the Presidential seat in both governments. The Presidency is a paramount institution, not only of the Mexican Government but of the US Government as well. The Countries entire political system is positioned around the presidency. In the United States the President also serves as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. The President appoints the cabinet and oversees the various agencies and departments of the Federal Government. The Executive Branch is checked by Congress which would be the Legislative Branch. In order for someone to become President, he or she must be a natural -born citizen of the United States. He or she must be at least 35 years of age and must have resided in the US for at least fourteen years. Once elected, the President must serve a term of four years, and may be re-elected only once. Now, the Executive Branch of the Mexican government is very similar to that of its neighbors, but there are some pivotal differences in the institution. Presidents are elected by a majority of registered voters in the thirty-one states and the Federal District. The President holds the formal titles of chief of state, head of government, and commander in chief of armed forces. The candidates must also be at least thirty-five years of age by election day.
The Constitution lays out the rights and obligations of the newly formed United States government. But, what of the rights and obligations of its citizens? Starting in 1791, only two years after the Constitution was ratified, the Constitution began to evolve and this process continues to this day. The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights. This Bill of Rights outlines the protections citizens have from the government of the United States.
Since the Dawn of time, man was had many beliefs from the belief of gods or a god, democracy and communism. In the beginning days of our nation (United States of America) the bill of rights was being created due to American Revolution and the weakness of the articles of the confederation. The articles of confederation were the constitution at the time for the United States of America before and after the American Revolution, which we fought against the tyranny of the British government. The American government at the time realized the Articles of Confederation was weak and need to be changed. This resulted in the bill rights being drafted and added into the US Constitution. But before the bill rights
...e protection of individual liberties as well as the expression of self interest were of the highest importance when creating the Constitution and a new system of government. The idea of separation of powers along with checks and balances, coupled with an encouraged environment of expression eventually led to the ratification of the Constitution with a Bill of Rights in 1791 and the birth of dual federalism.
This position requires the management of the Country by implementing the laws, nominations of officials, grant pardons, serve as Commander-in-Chief of the military, veto lows passed by Congress, and negotiate treaties. The President is also responsible proposing yearly budgets and helping boost economic development. The many divided tasks between Congress and the Presidency has made it
The Bill of Rights the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship. These were the basic principles of the Bill of rights. These were the principles that American people was fighting for in the Revolutionary war. In the summer of 1787 thirteen delegates got together and came up with the Constitution. As things progressed they found out that the Constitution was deeply flawed and they needed to find a way to correct the problems that they had.
The Bill of Rights was created as a listing of the rights granted to citizens, the Bill of Rights serves to protect the people from a powerful government. These civil rights granted to U.S. Citizens are included in the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Additionally, Locke’s ideas about checks and balances and the division of church and state were later embodied in the U.S. Constitution as well. The Constitution replaced a more weakly organized system of government as outlined under the Articles of Confederation. John Locke was an English philosopher who lived during 1632-1704.
The Federalists argued that the United States needed a strong central government in order to stand a chance against foreign powers, amongst other reasons that were all beneficial In 1791, the first 10 amendments, which became known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified. These amendments included many of the same rights that the Anti-Federalists had argued for, including freedom of speech, press and religion, and the right to bear arms. Both sides had well thought out arguments as to why a Bill of Rights was needed or not needed in the Constitution. Eventually, they came to a compromise and added the Bill of Rights as the first ten amendments.
Executive - the President of the United States makes up the executive branch of the United States. He or she has the power to pass or veto a law put forth by congress. “A Chief Executive (the president) whose function is to execute or enforce the laws, and helps create a federal judiciary to interpret the laws”. Business Law, 16th edition, McGraw Hill. The President picks the justices for the supreme court, which can swing the constitution one way or the other, to the right or left.
The Bill of Rights was made to grant a number of personal freedoms to American citizens. To limit the government’s power in judicial government, and reserve some powers to the public and the states. Originally the Amendments were to only be applied to the federal government, but after the 14th Amendment was ratified on July 9, 1868, it was applied to the government of each state. There are 3 Amendments of the Bill of Rights that I believe to be the most crucial to U.S. society today, the 1st Amendment, the 4th Amendment, and the 13th Amendment. In the next paragraphs I will explain why these amendments are the most pivotal to U.S. society today.