The Constitution: The Characteristics Of The American Constitution

In most cultures, people have their own traits that define who they are; however, Americans have some extraordinary traits that make them different from the people of other cultures. One particular trait that all Americans have is responsibility. Moreover, the American spirit has included this trait for hundreds of years. One source of this trait is the Constitution. The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution in 1787 to serve the people. The Constitution is a plan of government that describes the structures and powers of government; it is called a higher law because it serves as a fundamental law that everyone, including those in power, must obey, and its ideas cannot be destroyed. The Constitution has twenty-seven amendments, and the first ten amendments are called Bill of Rights. Each amendment gives American people some rights and duties such as voting, serving on the jury, and paying taxes. These

According to Merriam-Webster, the meaning of responsibility is “something that you [people] should do because it is morally right, and legally required, etc.” In the United States, today’s society is composed of people from several cultures, ethnicities, and backgrounds. Everyone has the legal responsibility to act as lawful citizens. Because they are lawful residents, it is their legal responsibility that they should obey the law. For example, everyone in America, citizens and legal residents, pays sales taxes regardless whenever they buy something. In the article “What Is an American?,” Michel-Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur describes elements of the American spirit make people American, even those that are coming from different countries. The author also mentions that people immigrated to the United States and they started their lives with American ways and found new identities for themselves. De Crèvecoeur introduces the idea of who is an American and how people changed over the time. The author