An example would be the constitution. In Article 3 section 2 of the constitution it focused on one of the freedoms of the citizens of the United States, being the freedom to a fair trial. It states, "The trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of Impeachment, shall be by Jury; and such Trial shall be held in the State where the said Crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any State, the Trial shall be at such Place or Places as the Congress may by Law have directed" This shows that citizens will not be unfairly tried and will be proven guilty only when they truly are with the use of a Jury. The Declaration of Independence and Constitution worked greatly to create a fair and free government for the citizens of the United States, who were not used to a fair or free government at all from the British Empire in the …show more content…
It’s the idea that the Declaration was something written by rich white men and that a large portion of them were slaveholders. Which subsequently, makes it out of date and irrelevant on the grounds that it has not stayed aware of the times. There 's no change process with regards to the Declaration, so it 's an almost 250 year-old bit of paper. It can’t be revised like the constitution and it is far too old. The Declaration of Independence also accepts the truth that there is a creator or god which is something not as accepted today, as society has had an increase in atheist beliefs. Finally some of the grievances in the declaration can be seen as flimsy and really not relevant today like they were back