The ratification of the Constitution is one of the most successful and impactful action taken in our country's history. After the fail of the Articles of Confederation we wrote our very first Constitution. The original nine colonies were tortured under British rule for to long. The American people had no say in their rights or freedom. After the rebellion against Britain we became free from Britain and formed the Articles of Confederation, but it failed shortly after. The founding fathers learned from their mistakes and adopted different forms of governments from different countries. We became a democratic republic and we ratified our very first Constitution. After the Constitution we ratified and approved the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights …show more content…
Each Americans lived under British rule for most of their lives.Throughout the revolutionary war we developed a form of government called the Articles of Confederation. In the Articles of Confederation there was no chief executive or judiciary, and the legislature of the Confederation had no authority to collect taxes (Articles of Confederation). The Articles of Confederation also had no power to enforce anytime of law and order over the people, which was one of the largest problems leading to its failure (Articles of Confederation). After the failure of the Articles of Confederation we configured a completely new form of government called the Constitution. Our country became a Constitutional Republic government, where our country is run off the rules of the Constitution. The Constitution was a new set of laws and regulations for our country, it gave us a leader called a president and two houses of congress (Constitution). Following the Constitution came the Bill of Rights which gave us our first ten amendment rights. Each right grants the peoples a right and protection and forbids the government from becoming too powerful (The Bill of Rights). The writers of the Constitution and the Bill of rights goal was to configure a system that will grant every citizen equal freedom and create a system that will last long after their lifetime. Those men who wrote one of thee most sophisticated and powerful forms of …show more content…
The separation of powers gives all three branches of government equal power. Each branch is able to propose new laws and legislation but each branch can deny any proposition (separation of powers). Also not all power is left to the president. The president in fact has little official power to change anything without approval from both the House and the Senate. The purpose of separation of powers is to make sure no part of the government becomes to powerful or lopsided (separation of powers). Checks and balances are what gives each branch of government their rights in passing and denying any form of laws or legislation. Checks and balances also make sure the overall government does not become to powerful over the people. Some issues are left up for the state governments to decide like legalization of Marijuana (checks and balances). Each state is granted certain laws they are allowed to decide for themselves in order to follow checks and balances (checks and balances). The reason the Constitution and our government is the greatest is because of our governmental regulations. Checks and balances and separation of powers both control the functions of our government and that make sure no part becomes to powerful and keeps each branch equal which protects the citizens and their
The separation of powers separates the central government into three branches. The three branches are the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch. All of the different branches have power over specific things. This guards against tyranny because it doesn’t allow any of the branches to do whatever they want. In Doc B, it says that the great departments of power should be separate and distinct. This helps because if they all had the same power, they would have control over anything they wanted to.
Separation of power prevents the power from falling all into the hands of one or a few and therefore having tyranny. (Madison FP # 47) It prevents this by having the U.S Government split into three branches, Legislative Branch (Congress), Executive Branch (President), Judicial Branch (The Courts). The Con...
To start out with, the constitution divided power so no one branch or person had complete power over the nation or others. In document B it states, ¨Liberty requires that the three departments of power are distinct and separate.¨ This means that in order to prevent and guard against tyranny we must have different and separate branches holding power if there is only one or they are too similar that could create a small group with close to complete power creating a tyranny. Power must be separated into three branches so that they may check and limit each other so that no laws are passed that will harm the nation and are unconstitutional. The three branches are very separate but can
Separation of powers means what it says. Power id distributed among the three branches of government: the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch. In Document B of the DBQ Packet, James Madison quotes, “’the accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands… may be justly pronounced the very definition of tyranny…. (L)iberty requires that the three great departments should be separate and distinct.’” In other words, if one person or group owns too much power in a government, then they are considered a tyrant, whether the person (or group) who gained the power was elected into power, born into it, or declared themselves ruler. If the government was not divided into three branches and was only a single department, then too much power would be granted to that government, defying Madison’s ideals of a tyranny-free country. With the government split into different departments, each branch owns its own set of powers. The legislative branch creates laws, the executive branch administers the laws, and the judicial branch interprets laws. Separation of powers guards against tyranny because it helps prevent the development of a branch of government that may ratify, carry out, and portray laws as they wish. Power is distributed among branches ensuring that all offices play a role in the United States’
The constitution was a document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the U.S is governed. The constitution states basic rights for its citizens. Delegates signed the constitution on September 17, 1787. There is a total of 27 constitutional amendments. The reasoning for writing it was for a stronger federal government - legislative, executive and judicial. The constitution was a break with a past of ‘unfair’ taxes, wars and ‘unfair’ treatment.
The American Revolution holds a very prominent place in the history of this country, as it was the longest and the most painful war Americans ever encountered. It took many years and numerous conflicts to finally gain independence in 1776 from British domination, which had been subjugating its colonies with laws of an unwritten constitution. It must be understood that though Americans were fighting for the right of democracy and each state wanted self-government, later that same issue turned into a big problem. Soon after America became independent, the former British colonies decided to form their own governments. It was then that the real battle began. The task of forming separate constitutions for each state, along with the formation of governmental institutions, turned in to a huge task -- a task so gigantic that it forced some states to rethink the matter and soon the rumors of a central government started circulating.
A constitution is the system of fundamental principles according to which a nation is governed. Our founding fathers created the US Constitution to set specific standards for our country. We must ask ourselves why our founding fathers created the Constitution in the first place. America revolted against the British due to their monarchy form of government. After the American Revolution, each of the original 13 colonies operated under its own rules of government. Most states were against any form of centralized rule from the government. They feared that what happened in England would happen again. They decided to write the Articles of Confederation, which was ratified in 1781. It was not effective and it led to many problems. The central government could not regulate commerce between states, deal with foreign governments or settle disputes. The country was falling apart at its seams. The central government could not provide assistance to the state because there wasn’t a central army. When they realized that the Articles of Confederation was not up to par, they held a convention, known as the Constitutional Convention of 1787. As a result of t...
[Separation of power is when the government is divided into 3 distinct branches. Doc B, proving separation of powers is protecting the states from tyranny, is an excerpt from Federalist Paper #47 by James Madison. Federalists papers were created by 4 delegates, including James Madison, trying to convince the majority of the 13 states to ratify the constitution.] According to Doc B, “three great departments of power should be separate and distinct.” James Madison is explaining, to guard against tyranny the states needed to keep the three branches separate and unique with their own powers and restrictions. This is shown throughout the three branches responsibilities. The legislative power is given to congress, while the executive power is given to the president, last the judicial power is given to the supreme court. These branches then have their own jobs. *Separation of powers guard against tyranny by making sure no one branch has more power and no one branch holds all the power, preventing
Analyze the major concerns generated by the writing and ratification of the U.S. Constitution. (1786-1792)
The Articles of Confederation was the first government of the United States. The Articles had created a very weak national government. At the time the Articles were approved, they had served the will of the people. Americans had just fought a war to get freedom from a great national authority--King George III (Patterson 34). But after this government was put to use, it was evident that it was not going to keep peace between the states. The conflicts got so frequent and malicious that George Washington wondered if the “United” States should be called a Union (Patterson 35). Shays’ Rebellion finally made it evident to the public that the government needed a change.
The Constitution is the foundation of our county it represents liberty and justice for all. We are able to live freely and do, as we desire because of the constitution. The constitution was, signed September 17, 1787 at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. It took time and many debates were held before an agreement was achieved in both the drafting and ratification of the constitution. These disagreements came with several compromises before the constitution was fully ratified on May 29, 1790, with Rhode Island being the last and the thirteenth. The First, challenge was the Articles of Confederation; it was a sort of a draft of the Constitution but was weak and inadequate. Second, obstacle was the Anti-Federalists fight for more
The Separation of Powers was simply created to establish a system of checks and balances so that no one particular division of the government could solely control all of our nations business. This makes is so the President does not have dictatorial control. Congress has a form of checked power so they cannot make unfair laws. The Judicial Branch is then not allowed to exceed the power that is given to them by law. It’s a system “Of the people, by the people, and for the people” allowing us as the people to be the unmentioned fourth branch of the government. Since we as a people elect our representatives, that allows us to change our form of government and provide the best checks and balances we can to our government and its processes. We have the uncanny ability to address issues to three separate branches of our government, ensuring that our freedoms will continue to survive because the real power remains in the hands of the governed. Our framers understood there needed to be a way for the people to be in control of our country which is the Separation of Powers.
The United States constitution has an amendment process that has been included in the Bill of Rights. The amendment allows Americans to make changes on the September 17, 1789 United States Constitution was ratified and made law. The amendment of the Bill of rights has made America to continue growing in prosperity through the years and to become one of the most powerful nations in the world. The United States constitution was created with an amendment in Article V. This amendment process allows the constitution to adapt to the changes in the American society. The amendment process has made it possible for the constitution to change moderately, than being overhauled, and it has been changed to adhere to the current times and changes.
Our Constitution establishes three branches of government and defines their very existence. The reason for the three branches is to separate the powers. The phrase “separation of powers” isn’t in the constitution, but it best explains the intention of the Constitution. It is essential that the assignment of lawmaking, enforcing and interpreting be spread out among the separated powers to ensure that all power doesn’t fall into the lap of one group, or even a power-hungry individual. The powers of which I’m speaking that were intentionally separated by way of the Constitution are the Legislative Branch, Executive Branch and finally, the Judicial Branch.
The principle of separation of powers is laid out in Articles I, II, and III, in effort to avoid tyranny. It is a part of a system called check and balances. The check and balances play the roles of the three branches of government. This system was made so that no one branch will over power the other. The three branches come together and help one another by being independent of the other. The legislative branch consists of the Congress, the judicial branch consists of the courts, and the executive branch consists of the president. For an example, when a bill is in progress and the chief executive (president or governor) does not approve of it, he can reject legislation and return it to the legislature with reasons for the rejection. This is a process called veto power.