Constitution

The Texas constitution is the legal framework within which the government works, and it impacts on the everyday life of Texan as much as the U.S. Constitution does. It does not only want to create sets of rules but it was to limit the power of political party and save it from being abused. The Texas Constitution has gone through many historical changes and amendments. Texas was a part of Mexico before, when Mexico was ruled by the Spain. On August 21, 1821 Mexico was formally independent from Spain then Texas had their first constitution under Mexican Constitution. After this Texas became part of United States as there were more immigration from other parts of America to Texas. So, on 1836 a new constitution was formed under U.S. Constitution; The Texas Republic in the Constitution and other remaining Constitution are ; Texas State Constitution of 1845, The…

Upholding the constitution. “Separation of Powers” is the prevention policy of government so that there is no tyranny. That helps uphold the constitution by keeping the power separated. The Separation of Powers is just as important today if not more then when the founders wrote the constitution. The separation of powers is still used today because the founders were afraid of having a tyrant in the government. To avoid the creation of a monarchy, they devised the separated of powers. The…

The Constitution established national government, fundamental laws and basic citizen’s rights. James Madison wrote the United States Constitution. On September 17, 1787 the Constitution was signed at the Constitutional convention in Virginia. It was ratified on June 21, 1788. The constitution has seven articles and twenty seven amendments. The Preamble explains the purpose of the document as well as the government. It’s divided into seven articles that explain the powers that the government has…

The framers of the Constitution were visionaries who sought to establish a limited representative government which not only restricted the powers of an existing government, but also safeguarded the rights of the minority through restricting majority rule. A republic, they believed, would be the only form of government in which the liberty of the people could be preserved. Greatly influenced by the 17th century British philosopher John Locke, who advocated for the protection of natural rights of…

The Constitution, completed and signed on September 17, 1787, is the backbone of the United States government. Composed of three parts, the Preamble, the Articles, and the Amendments, the Constitution outlines a government that “puts the power in the hands of the people” (Constitution Center, 1). It was written from May through September of 1787, but not ratified until June of 1788, when New Hampshire was the ninth state to ratify the document. The Constitution was written by a plethora of…

A constitution is the basis of law that may be written or unwritten, to lay the foundations within a political system. This construction is to restrain the people and the government from becoming too powerful and keep order, for the protection from one another, and others. The United States Constitution is the absolute law of the United States of America that defines the rules and principles by which this country is governed, and the Constitution of Texas is the document that details the…

The Constitution is the document that is the basis of our modern government. The Constitution was ratified in 1787, and was written by a community of founding fathers. The document was written primarily to correct the faults of the Articles of Confederation. However, the Constitution has faced scrutiny in recent days with people doubting the legitimacy of amendments that are more than 200 years old. Whether or not the claims of illegitimacy are true, the Constitution is still the document in…

The United States Constitution is why we have our national government and fundamental law. The U.S. Constitution was written in 1787 and then took about four months to get signed which was on September 17, 1787 at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Then it was not until 1788 that it was ratified by the obligatory states. Before the U.S. Constitution, it was the Articles of Confederation that was in play. The Articles of Confederation was not doing the job that it was intended to do,…

In Ireland, Bunreacht na hEireann is the footing for the State’s law. The Constitution is an embodiment of the values shared by the people of the Irish Free State, at the time it was written in 1937. The State must govern the people in accordance with these values. These values set boundaries for the honourable man to follow. It generally accepted that, it is right and just to discipline an individual living in Ireland, if he/she breaks the law. For a civilised country, it is vital to have…

My interpretation of the constitution and what defining benefits it included for the class of citizens it represents. For my overview I will talk about two different examinations of evidence and my own cross-examination, starting with Howard Zinn’s radical economic and self-interest motivation for the rapid call of action to sign the constitution. The next view is from Gordon Wood, with the “Enlightened Statesmen” view that the signers were brilliant men who carefully crafted a well mapped…