Article One of the United States Constitution

The United States First President Jessica Vandeventer George Washington was the first President of the United States. His first term started in 1789, just after the fail of the Articles of Confederation. After the Articles of Confederation failed the founding father got together to fix them, but instead created the Constitution and a new form of government. They created this new for of government intending George Washington to become the President. The position was made with him in mind because…

encased in this reading. Although, the main argument is to initiate Article V of the constitution with the proposition over turning Judicial term limits. Within the United States constitution, it states if you need to amend, it can happen by two approaches, one being a state convention in order to gain approval for Congress to pass and ratify another amendment. For this convention to convene you need a total of thirty- four states participation and only some have initiated the process. The…

Buxton are citizens of the United States, which means as United States’ citizens, the Constitution protects their rights. Our flagship document, the Constitution, was created purposefully to protect the rights of citizens. Griswold and Buxton were also residents of Connecticut, as that is where they lived, advocated, practiced, and eventually, chose to break their state law. Griswold and Buxton’s case “Griswold v. Connecticut,” arrived on the bench of the United States Supreme Court.…

On November 11, 2001 the United States of America suffered a devastating attack by a terrorist leader named Osama Bin Laden. This attack was directed to both World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon, the plan was almost complete but only the towers were completely destroyed. This attack left the nation in shock and full of fear for what else could occur. As the time went on the government did what they could to capture the one who caused the tragic event. Then in 2011 under Barack Obama’s…

Essay Before the ratification of the constitution, two original political parties fell consistent during the 1700’s, Federalists and Antifederalists. In shorter terms, Federalists wanted a stronger central government to have overall power of the states, rather the Antifederalists wanted something similar to the Articles of Confederation, where the states as individuals, had more power than the central government. Both, although strongly contrasting, contained one main similarity, thirst for the…

In Article I of the Constitution, the Legislative Branch is formed, and with it are its enumerated powers, such as the power to collect taxes and coin money. Perhaps the most crucial power given to Congress is to regulate commerce between states, foreign nations, and Indian tribes. With this Congress can control anything that directly affects the flow of commerce, i.e. discrimination based on race. Even if Congress sometimes uses this ability to over step their boundaries of commerce, such as…

continue to enslave African-Americans nearly a century before war broke out over the issue again. The Framers of the Constitution much like the politicians in our government today did not see the repercussions their decisions had when enacting the Three-Fifths Clause, however many lives would be affected by this decision within the Constitution. The second of these clauses, was Article 1, Section 9, The Migration and Importation Clause, which covered the guidelines for slave trade in America.…

Judicial which one is the most powerful? The U.S Constitution is in control of many things. It is made up for the Americans by our founding fathers George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, James Monroe And Benjamin Franklin. The Preamble is the introduction to the constitution. It outlines the framers’ intentions for a single united government. It explains the purpose of the constitution and …

The Constitution was the start of building America up into what we see today and has lasted for over 200 years. Its inception as the Articles of Confederation or the “hand-shake” among states, grew into something more united (U.S. Constitution signed, n.d.). With the signing of the Constitution of the United States in 1787, the republic government was formed and established the three branches of government with overlapping powers. The three branches include the Legislative, Executive and…

I believe our Constitution, and constitutional rights, have been ignore as the American government gains more power over the citizens. The government has managed to violate our constitutional rights over the years. Many examples include amendments being ignored, our constitution not updated often along with the difficulty to amend it, and the president wanting to take actions into his own hands. Citizens can argue that their constitutional rights have been violated, and some have justice behind…