America's Constitution Rhetorical Analysis

“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America” Those are the 52 words that laid the foundation for one of the earliest true democracies in the history of the world. The document that followed will forever be remembered as one of the most important legal documents of all time. Akhil Reed Amar’s, America’s Constitution: A Biography. In this text, the author hopes examine the legal aspects of the document, as well as the reasons for several integral parts of the document. Amar discusses many aspects of the Constitution including the key figures involved in writing it, the situations that influenced its language, and the long and short term repercussions of its …show more content…
The consistent use of rhetorical questions by Amar not only allowed him to provide his insight, but it also forced the reader to answer these questions for themselves allowing them to grow in their understanding of the Constitution. The only thing that seemed to weaken Amar’s argument was the fact that on occasion, the book grew a slightly boring mainly because of the overwhelming amount of information that Amar presented. With that being said Amar did provide a staggering amount of varying facts and reasoning to support his claims. The reason that this information was especially effective seemed to be due to the varying nature of the way Amar presented. The information came in the form of quotes from politicians of the time, excerpts from documents, historical background, and an incredible amount of other sources that Amar successfully drew