Darienne Jackson
Mr. Walker
HIST 2111-305
April 28, 2015
The U.S constitution is undeniably one of the most powerful and significant document our country has. It is essentially our country’s foundation and serves as a guideline. The need for this document arose when America noticed its first governing document, the Articles of Confederation, wasn’t strong enough. They knew we needed a stronger U.S government and a more unified set of laws, so on May 25, 1787 the constitutional convention was held in Philadelphia. There was a total of 55 delegates there from each state besides Rhode Island, being that they were against forming a stronger government. The delegates were either Merchants, lawyers or bankers, and were all fairly well educated. Among …show more content…
It covers a lot all in one and I think a lot of times it’s abused but at the same time I don’t think we’re as sensitive to it and respect it as much as we should. There are many examples to support both sides to this. For instance, going back into our country’s history not too long ago, people were getting beaten, sprayed with hoses, thrown in jail, and even killed for speaking out again racial injustice during the civil rights era. The right to assemble in peaceful protest was hardly honored. It was as if the constitution didn’t exist in many ways, and people were able to choose which law they wanted to honor. If you were African American or anyone who went against the majority’s opinion for the most part, your “freedom of speech” wasn’t as welcomed. It would result in death a lot of times. We saw an example of this with Martin Luther King, as well as many other every day victims who were getting murdered and lynched at this …show more content…
I don’t believe if I was granted the opportunity to change that amendment that I would, even with the negatives. I believe by defining the amendment more you’re creating a more controlled environment and people don’t like being told what to do. I think instead I would make sure it’s being enforced fairly, I would try to limit the amount of the injustice people get served. I think maybe that’s the solution, showing a little more human, because it isn’t just one amendment it’s plenty of faults with them all. And plenty of faults we’re making ourselves towards them and directing away from what I believe they wanted in the beginning for this
Mr. Walker
HIST 2111-305
April 28, 2015
The U.S constitution is undeniably one of the most powerful and significant document our country has. It is essentially our country’s foundation and serves as a guideline. The need for this document arose when America noticed its first governing document, the Articles of Confederation, wasn’t strong enough. They knew we needed a stronger U.S government and a more unified set of laws, so on May 25, 1787 the constitutional convention was held in Philadelphia. There was a total of 55 delegates there from each state besides Rhode Island, being that they were against forming a stronger government. The delegates were either Merchants, lawyers or bankers, and were all fairly well educated. Among …show more content…
It covers a lot all in one and I think a lot of times it’s abused but at the same time I don’t think we’re as sensitive to it and respect it as much as we should. There are many examples to support both sides to this. For instance, going back into our country’s history not too long ago, people were getting beaten, sprayed with hoses, thrown in jail, and even killed for speaking out again racial injustice during the civil rights era. The right to assemble in peaceful protest was hardly honored. It was as if the constitution didn’t exist in many ways, and people were able to choose which law they wanted to honor. If you were African American or anyone who went against the majority’s opinion for the most part, your “freedom of speech” wasn’t as welcomed. It would result in death a lot of times. We saw an example of this with Martin Luther King, as well as many other every day victims who were getting murdered and lynched at this …show more content…
I don’t believe if I was granted the opportunity to change that amendment that I would, even with the negatives. I believe by defining the amendment more you’re creating a more controlled environment and people don’t like being told what to do. I think instead I would make sure it’s being enforced fairly, I would try to limit the amount of the injustice people get served. I think maybe that’s the solution, showing a little more human, because it isn’t just one amendment it’s plenty of faults with them all. And plenty of faults we’re making ourselves towards them and directing away from what I believe they wanted in the beginning for this