The Importance Of 12 Amendments

The Constitution was created to help establish our government and set up laws to protect the people. Within the Constitution are amendments that protect the rights of the people. Amendments 16 through 27 show a pattern of increased power of the government and increased protection of rights for the people. The United States government wanted to make the nation into a better place by adding 12 amendments. The amendments protect the rights of the people. It gives people reassurance that they will always be protected by the amendments. For example, the 19th amendment states that women are allowed to vote. Before that amendment was established, women were denied their right to vote. Now since the 19th amendment no one can deny any woman that they cannot vote. All the other amendments that are established serve the same purpose and that is to protect everyone’s rights. Amendments 17, 19, 23, 24, and 26 all have one thing in common and that is voting. They all serve the same purpose and that is to get more people to vote. The 17th amendment allows the people to vote for the Senators instead of the State Legislators voting for the Senators. It gives …show more content…
It shows a change in power, protection, and the way the government runs. The amendments also show an effort on how the Unites States could be changed by these 12 amendments. It was made so that everyone could be equal. That included the government treating the people fairly. The amendments also protected the people from harm that they would get themselves into. Like how the 18th amendment made alcohol illegal. The government wanted to watch out for the people and knew that it was a dangerous. It led people to doing ugly things. When the amendment was passed it did not mean people stopped drinking. It was made so people did stop and if they were caught, then serious consequences were taken. The amendments always protected the people in different ways even if they didn’t know