A constitution is a set of laws that govern a country. Any president that was, has and will ever rule any country has to swear that during his tenure he will guard and protect the constitution. Any violation of the set of laws requires one to be prosecuted and Justice is required to prevail because no one is above the law, especially here in America. This includes the president and the high and mighty. The United states of America constitution was written in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the agenda was to do away with the Articles of Confederation. With this, a federal government was created and had three powers separately. George Washington headed the group of 12 delegates who hailed from twelve different states. Being president during the
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In this paper, we are going to focus much on the social and political part of it as governed by the bill of rights. The first constitution did not contain the bill of rights and many states asked vividly for the amendment and inclusion of the bill of rights(Roger,3). This was for the sole reason of protecting individual rights by the federal government. This led to the holding of a ratification debate in Virginia, where it was assured by Madison that a bill of rights would be included in the Constitution. Since its inclusion in the constitution, the bill of rights has established the foundations of the American politics. Many questions have been asked about the constitution being able to form the basis of American politics and why, whereas the laws were written during the 18th century.(Roger,3) Same has been asked about whether this document can be treated as fixed or …show more content…
Mostly, they spar very huge debates that attract public attention. So, how does the constitution and the bill of rights manage to establish the foundations of the American politics? The answer is huge and brief. That is the sarcasm that comes with this question. Let us break it down into understandable terms. The constitution is a protector and a guide to everyone and everything that exists in this land. To be able to operate well without any problems, everyone requires the guidance of the law. In politics, to be able to eliminate legitimately your competitors, playing the dirty game of the trade has come in handy. This is so because anyone who is judged to have broken the law is never seen as suitable to run for office of whatever capacity. May it be for the position of mayor, congress or president. If you happen to be found on the wrong side of the law, the absolute conclusion is always being denied the opportunity to run for office or holding any political
In this paper, we are going to focus much on the social and political part of it as governed by the bill of rights. The first constitution did not contain the bill of rights and many states asked vividly for the amendment and inclusion of the bill of rights(Roger,3). This was for the sole reason of protecting individual rights by the federal government. This led to the holding of a ratification debate in Virginia, where it was assured by Madison that a bill of rights would be included in the Constitution. Since its inclusion in the constitution, the bill of rights has established the foundations of the American politics. Many questions have been asked about the constitution being able to form the basis of American politics and why, whereas the laws were written during the 18th century.(Roger,3) Same has been asked about whether this document can be treated as fixed or …show more content…
Mostly, they spar very huge debates that attract public attention. So, how does the constitution and the bill of rights manage to establish the foundations of the American politics? The answer is huge and brief. That is the sarcasm that comes with this question. Let us break it down into understandable terms. The constitution is a protector and a guide to everyone and everything that exists in this land. To be able to operate well without any problems, everyone requires the guidance of the law. In politics, to be able to eliminate legitimately your competitors, playing the dirty game of the trade has come in handy. This is so because anyone who is judged to have broken the law is never seen as suitable to run for office of whatever capacity. May it be for the position of mayor, congress or president. If you happen to be found on the wrong side of the law, the absolute conclusion is always being denied the opportunity to run for office or holding any political