The Articles of the Constitution was a brilliant setup made by our founding fathers. The Constitution, thought out for days and days, was a genius plan made by the Framers to keep the government of the United States in line for years to come. Still, to this day, the United States goes by the “Law of the Land”, or the Constitution. In this essay I will only be going over three of the seven Articles which are Articles one, two, and seven.
In the first Article, it outlines the lawmaking powers of the legislative branch, or Congress. Congress is split up into two parts: the House of Representatives and the Senate. The power of Congress is immense but is contradicted by the other two branches: Executive and Judicial. Some of the powers of Congress …show more content…
Each of the branches have a set of checks and balances on all the other branches. The Framers also realized that in the future, our country would become more diverse. There would be certain changes that needed to be made to the Constitution to make the people of America at peace. The Framers made Article five for that purpose which states what can be strictly changed in the Constitution.
The last Article I will talk about is the seventh. It explains that the Constitution would take effect when nine states ratified it. The seventh and final Article is the conclusion to the Constitution so that it is confirmed the official “Law of the Land”. Since this was back when there was only 13 states, they chose 9 states to ratify the Constitution which is around two thirds of states. The same rule applies to today; if two thirds of all states agree with any changes, or amendments, to the Constitution, then those changes can be ratified.
In conclusion, our founding fathers were genius. They took the time and effort to create this perfect summary of laws and applied it to the past and the future of America. They set up the Articles which balanced each branch of government, noticed the constant changes of American citizens, and confirmed the “Law of the Land” for the United States of
In the first Article, it outlines the lawmaking powers of the legislative branch, or Congress. Congress is split up into two parts: the House of Representatives and the Senate. The power of Congress is immense but is contradicted by the other two branches: Executive and Judicial. Some of the powers of Congress …show more content…
Each of the branches have a set of checks and balances on all the other branches. The Framers also realized that in the future, our country would become more diverse. There would be certain changes that needed to be made to the Constitution to make the people of America at peace. The Framers made Article five for that purpose which states what can be strictly changed in the Constitution.
The last Article I will talk about is the seventh. It explains that the Constitution would take effect when nine states ratified it. The seventh and final Article is the conclusion to the Constitution so that it is confirmed the official “Law of the Land”. Since this was back when there was only 13 states, they chose 9 states to ratify the Constitution which is around two thirds of states. The same rule applies to today; if two thirds of all states agree with any changes, or amendments, to the Constitution, then those changes can be ratified.
In conclusion, our founding fathers were genius. They took the time and effort to create this perfect summary of laws and applied it to the past and the future of America. They set up the Articles which balanced each branch of government, noticed the constant changes of American citizens, and confirmed the “Law of the Land” for the United States of