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Here in the states, the topic as of late is the constitution; whether ratification of the document should happen, or whether it should not be ratified. The year is 1788 and the debate about the ratification of the U.S constitution is quite the topic among everyone including everyday citizens, in which everyone has an opinion on the topic, myself included. The U.S has the articles of confederation in place however, state delegates believed that the articles where weak, and something needed to be done to make the government stronger. After reading the constitution, the constitution that the delegates crafted, should not be ratified.
When the delegates of each state were in the process of creating the constitution, they forgot about the citizens …show more content…
It is arguably this unbalance of power that the delegates created reminds me of system in England, of which we just broke away from and is something that the nation has to avoid. To solve this problem, the president should have more power constitutionally than what he is already given. In the constitution, it is written what the powers of congress are ranging from the power to tax to declaring war on another nation, to ratifying treaties and confirming ambassadors. However one could argue that because the colonies breaking away from congress, it can be argued that the reason for not giving the president any more significant power is to prevent him from being too powerful. In section 2 of article 2 of the constitution, “the president shall be commander in chief of the army and navy, militia of several states … grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, to make treaties with the consent of congress and nominate ambassadors, and judges with the consent of congress. It can be argued that the president is not in charge of creating legislation, and that the president is to play a role in foreign relations, and that by giving him, the president, the power of the military, that in itself is an argument made by those that support ratification. However, the power to declare war rests in congress and not the president, in which the president is only in charge of the military when war has been declared. The imbalance of power between the three branches of government is a problem that the constitution creates, but that is not the only problem. The other problem that the constitution creates is that the federal government does not provide specific liberties within itself in which the federal government will protect. Those
Here in the states, the topic as of late is the constitution; whether ratification of the document should happen, or whether it should not be ratified. The year is 1788 and the debate about the ratification of the U.S constitution is quite the topic among everyone including everyday citizens, in which everyone has an opinion on the topic, myself included. The U.S has the articles of confederation in place however, state delegates believed that the articles where weak, and something needed to be done to make the government stronger. After reading the constitution, the constitution that the delegates crafted, should not be ratified.
When the delegates of each state were in the process of creating the constitution, they forgot about the citizens …show more content…
It is arguably this unbalance of power that the delegates created reminds me of system in England, of which we just broke away from and is something that the nation has to avoid. To solve this problem, the president should have more power constitutionally than what he is already given. In the constitution, it is written what the powers of congress are ranging from the power to tax to declaring war on another nation, to ratifying treaties and confirming ambassadors. However one could argue that because the colonies breaking away from congress, it can be argued that the reason for not giving the president any more significant power is to prevent him from being too powerful. In section 2 of article 2 of the constitution, “the president shall be commander in chief of the army and navy, militia of several states … grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, to make treaties with the consent of congress and nominate ambassadors, and judges with the consent of congress. It can be argued that the president is not in charge of creating legislation, and that the president is to play a role in foreign relations, and that by giving him, the president, the power of the military, that in itself is an argument made by those that support ratification. However, the power to declare war rests in congress and not the president, in which the president is only in charge of the military when war has been declared. The imbalance of power between the three branches of government is a problem that the constitution creates, but that is not the only problem. The other problem that the constitution creates is that the federal government does not provide specific liberties within itself in which the federal government will protect. Those