Take a moment to think about this. Does our government really live up to what the preamble promises? Or does the government do not live up to the preamble promises? Our government follows the checks and balances. They also follow basic laws of what they need to do. Also, the government know the freedoms of the Bill of rights, and know the responsibilities of a citizen. Our government does in fact live up to the preamble promises.
Checks and Balances are when a branch checks the other branch when they do certain things. Such as the legislative branch checks the executive branch when the President does something that determines if they get impeached or not. In the paper Junior Scholastics: Checks and Balances it easily explains what checks and …show more content…
The bill of rights also have something to do with the 12 most important amendments. Take these two examples. In the case of Westside Community School v Mergens, a student, Bridge Mergens, requested permission to create a Christian club, but the school rejected. That was said to be Unconstitutional because it violated the Equal Access Act. The school basically violated the first Amendment. The Court’s decision was that the Equal Access Act was not violated, but the student could have her club of religion. In the case of Ingraham v Wright, a student named James Ingraham was paddled by his Principle (Willie J. Wright), while being restrained by the assistant principal (Lemmie Deliford), and principal assistant (Solomon Barnes). He was hit 20 times and needed medical attention after that. The amendment that was being used was the eighth amendment and the fourteenth amendment. The court said that the eighth amendment was not being violated. The case was closed with the reason it only punish the student for an acceptable reasoning and it depends on the age of the student and the type of punishment. Both of these cases are about the Bill of rights and how the Amendments affect the
Checks and Balances are when a branch checks the other branch when they do certain things. Such as the legislative branch checks the executive branch when the President does something that determines if they get impeached or not. In the paper Junior Scholastics: Checks and Balances it easily explains what checks and …show more content…
The bill of rights also have something to do with the 12 most important amendments. Take these two examples. In the case of Westside Community School v Mergens, a student, Bridge Mergens, requested permission to create a Christian club, but the school rejected. That was said to be Unconstitutional because it violated the Equal Access Act. The school basically violated the first Amendment. The Court’s decision was that the Equal Access Act was not violated, but the student could have her club of religion. In the case of Ingraham v Wright, a student named James Ingraham was paddled by his Principle (Willie J. Wright), while being restrained by the assistant principal (Lemmie Deliford), and principal assistant (Solomon Barnes). He was hit 20 times and needed medical attention after that. The amendment that was being used was the eighth amendment and the fourteenth amendment. The court said that the eighth amendment was not being violated. The case was closed with the reason it only punish the student for an acceptable reasoning and it depends on the age of the student and the type of punishment. Both of these cases are about the Bill of rights and how the Amendments affect the