United States Constitution
Before there was even a constitution to amend and abide by, the United States government followed the Articles of Confederation. After years of the system’s lack of efficiency, the constitution was created. The constitution was a new system of necessary laws that limited governmental power and distributed it among the states. It played a major role in the lives of past Americans and continues to do so today.
The constitution is extremely versatile; it has multiple functions that contribute to its success as a rulebook for the United States. Its main purposes include separating powers, dividing the federal and state powers, and protecting the rights of citizens. Through the constitution, the government is divided …show more content…
To make it in the favor of every state in the U.S, the government was forced to make a couple of major changes to it. The Great Compromise was one of the first compromises made. It combined the Connecticut compromise and the Virginia plan. It was decided that congress would be split into the Senate and the House of Representatives. When votes were counted, the senate would be based on equal representation and the house would be based on population. The Great Compromise created yet another problem to solve. Since the North didn’t rely too much on slavery, they argued that slaves shouldn’t be included in the popular vote. The South however, was big on slavery and argued otherwise. To solve this, the 3/5th compromise was created. It stated that every five slaves would be counted as three people of a population. One other major compromise was the commerce compromise. The North wanted taxes on their goods because of the competition with foreign countries, and the South didn’t want the taxes because they were afraid it would mess with their trading system; one that they relied heavily on. To fix this dispute, it was decided that taxes would only be put on goods imported from foreign countries and not on goods exported from the …show more content…
Enumerated power gives them the authority to make money, regulate commerce, declare war, raise and maintain armed forces, etc. Both inherent and implied powers are not specifically stated in the constitution, but if the government deems an action necessary to carry out an action, implied powers help in doing so. Inherent powers are mostly used for when U.S presidents are dealing with foreign encounters like concurring land.
Since 1789, there have been thousands of attempts to ratify the constitution. However, only 27 amendments of those thousands were accepted and applied to the constitution. The reason for this is because the process of passing an amendment is very meticulous. Amending the constitution can be done in three different ways; 2/3 of the House of Representatives or Senate have to vote yes, or ¾ States ratify through State Legislature or state
Before there was even a constitution to amend and abide by, the United States government followed the Articles of Confederation. After years of the system’s lack of efficiency, the constitution was created. The constitution was a new system of necessary laws that limited governmental power and distributed it among the states. It played a major role in the lives of past Americans and continues to do so today.
The constitution is extremely versatile; it has multiple functions that contribute to its success as a rulebook for the United States. Its main purposes include separating powers, dividing the federal and state powers, and protecting the rights of citizens. Through the constitution, the government is divided …show more content…
To make it in the favor of every state in the U.S, the government was forced to make a couple of major changes to it. The Great Compromise was one of the first compromises made. It combined the Connecticut compromise and the Virginia plan. It was decided that congress would be split into the Senate and the House of Representatives. When votes were counted, the senate would be based on equal representation and the house would be based on population. The Great Compromise created yet another problem to solve. Since the North didn’t rely too much on slavery, they argued that slaves shouldn’t be included in the popular vote. The South however, was big on slavery and argued otherwise. To solve this, the 3/5th compromise was created. It stated that every five slaves would be counted as three people of a population. One other major compromise was the commerce compromise. The North wanted taxes on their goods because of the competition with foreign countries, and the South didn’t want the taxes because they were afraid it would mess with their trading system; one that they relied heavily on. To fix this dispute, it was decided that taxes would only be put on goods imported from foreign countries and not on goods exported from the …show more content…
Enumerated power gives them the authority to make money, regulate commerce, declare war, raise and maintain armed forces, etc. Both inherent and implied powers are not specifically stated in the constitution, but if the government deems an action necessary to carry out an action, implied powers help in doing so. Inherent powers are mostly used for when U.S presidents are dealing with foreign encounters like concurring land.
Since 1789, there have been thousands of attempts to ratify the constitution. However, only 27 amendments of those thousands were accepted and applied to the constitution. The reason for this is because the process of passing an amendment is very meticulous. Amending the constitution can be done in three different ways; 2/3 of the House of Representatives or Senate have to vote yes, or ¾ States ratify through State Legislature or state