What Are The Benefits Of The Constitution

After the American Revolutionary War, the United States stood free but inexperienced. To create and run a newborn country, the Founding Fathers created the Constitution that has molded the government we have today. One of the specific traits expressed in the constitution is the goal to form a more perfect union between the states of America. In the postwar 1780s, the thirteen colonies needed a strong alliance to hold their strength together against any foreign attackers. The people believed that there is strength in union- as proven in the Revolutionary War- thus adopting the Constitution would strengthen America as a whole while also assuaging the tensions between the states of that time. To this day, the union allows the states to operate under one voice, so that any necessary decisions could be made efficiently and conveniently. For example, the issue of gay marriage was never fully decisive and only specific states legalized same-sex marriage while others made it illegal. It was not until the federal government …show more content…
For the order of the country, the Founding Fathers aimed to establish a government that would bring peace to the people in a time of chaos after the Revolutionary War. If anarchy were to run the country, society itself would no longer be able to operate and end up self-destructing. Such as the shootings that have occurred around the country, law enforcement responded quickly to quell the violence and restore order to the community around the incident. Without the peace that the government provides, society would be ridden with anarchy and the country would be unable to operate. The tranquility that the government established has been successful in maintaining order. Despite the recent bursts of violence, policies have been created and implemented specifically to prevent future bloodshed. With the new laws, peace and tranquility can be