Constitution

The Texas Constitution: A look at the amendment process and constitutional reform in the 1970’s Texas only has one method for Constitutional change, unlike the U.S. Constitution which has two methods. Article Seventeen, Section 1 of the Texas Constitution of 1876 outlines the process for Constitutional Amendments. Proposed amendments require a two-thirds vote by all members of the House and Senate during a regular or special session of the legislature in order to move forward for ratification…

established the functions of the United States. They ratified the Articles on March 1st, 1781. Many years later, the government realized the Articles were failing for multiple reasons. Thus, the government reformed the Articles and introduced the Constitution. The Articles failed for more than one reason, but the main reason was it gave too much power to the states and not enough to the government. The government couldn’t levy taxes, making the government very poor. Also, the Articles had no…

Why did the Constitution need to be ratified, and what necessary additions to the government did the Constitution put in place? There are many reasons why the United States needed the Constitution in 1787. The current form of government was weak, and the Constitution provided many benefits such as a Bill of Rights and a powerful Congress. It also split the government into three sections that had essential checks and balances over each other. Without the ratification of the Constitution, the…

Extra Credit Assignment 1. Constitution- Was the Constitution Revolutionary or Counterrevolutionary? What factors led the founders to create a new foundation for government? How are these issues reflected in the new Constitution? Compare/Contrast the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. What motivated individuals to either support or oppose the Constitution? What were their objectives and methods? Compare/Contrast the Federalists and Anti-Federalists. Describe the various consequences…

three branch British Government system at the time. The practice of governments creating their own constitutions in order to explain how they worked was also an idea passed down from English tradition, with the main difference being that the British constitution was a collection of laws created over centuries while American Constitutions were single written documents, but they were still constitutions that explained a government nonetheless. Probably the biggest…

Written during the Philadelphia convention, the United States Constitution serves as the foundation for the country through a set of guidelines authored by the founding fathers. It has paved a pathway for the United States although it was written in a period in which ideology was significantly different from what is seen in our contemporary society. The Constitution has a large role as it provides three main purposes for the country. When it was composed it was written to provide a stronger…

The Republic of Texas Constitution, 1836 The Constitution of the Republic of Texas, which was heavily influenced by the United State's Constitution, established a unitary government (as opposed to a federal government like the U.S) and limited the presidential terms to three years. This constitution evenly divided power among three branches: The legislative, executive, and judicial. The legislative was bicameral legislature consisting of The House of Representatives and The Senate. The…

The Articles of the Constitution was a brilliant setup made by our founding fathers. The Constitution, thought out for days and days, was a genius plan made by the Framers to keep the government of the United States in line for years to come. Still, to this day, the United States goes by the “Law of the Land”, or the Constitution. In this essay I will only be going over three of the seven Articles which are Articles one, two, and seven. In the first Article, it outlines the lawmaking powers of…

How Not to Read the Constitution? The Constitution was created to outline the new government of the United States. It also outlines the rights to every citizen of the United States. It was created in 1787 after the previous attempt at outlining the government the “Articles of Federation” deteriorated. The articles of federation were too specific and did not achieve what the framers set out to achieve. The constitution was created in order to achieve the rights and style of government but with…

The Constitution of the United States was written in 1787 by the most sophisticated men of times. It was meant to last only some generations, yet it has been proven that the Constitution is one of the most important documents of the United States. The Constitution was created in order to establish “a more perfect union, justice, domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our prosperity” (145). The…