The Constitution of the United States was written in 1787, but there was a struggle for its ratification that went on until 1790. Members of Congress believed that the Articles of Confederation, the first government of the United States, needed to be altered while others did not want change. After the Revolutionary War, there was a need for strong state centered governments, rather than a strong central government based on their experience as a colony. However, a record reveals that the Articles of Confederation were not meeting the needs of Americans, and the need for a new Constitution was desired. This desired Constitution created a huge dispute and argument between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists.
People will argue that times have changed and with that, the Constitution needs to change. However, the Constitution is an immortal document. The writers knew that times would change which is why the Constitution can be interpreted in different ways, but not rewritten or changed. The Constitution can be interpreted to fit the needs of a constantly changing culture and people. Barack Obama has failed to recognize the separation of powers and also fails to treat Congress as an equal branch of government.
The long standing debate on whether amending the constitution to allow Naturalized citizens to run for presidency has formed arguments for and against the issue; all arguments stand with valid points. But as a democracy as the United States is, the government must consider the equal treatment of all its citizens including those naturalized. Loyalty to this country does not fall in place according to the country a person was born but by the values they were raised in. Not everyone has a realistic prospective of running for president whatever their background may be; but excluding certain citizens from consideration merely based on nativity is unjust and self-destructive. Kennedy states in his article “It makes second-class citizens of naturalized
Mostly the Anti-Federalists thought that the Constitution created too strong of a central government. They felt that the Constitution did not create a Federal government, but a single national government. They were afraid that the power of the states would be lost and that the people would lose their individual rights because a few individuals would take over. As a result, they proposed The Bill of Rights, to make sure the citizens were protected by the law. They believed that no Bill of Rights would be equal to no check on our
Many people believe that the Electoral College is outdated and we should not use it anymore. One will argument that the Electoral College can make sure people are making the right choice in choosing our president. Another reason why we are still using this voting system is because in order to get rid of it, it would require a constitutional amendment, which is extremely hard to pass. In order to pass/ratify an amendment, three fourths of the states have to agree upon changing the Constitution. This is very unlikely to happen because the Electoral College benefits the smaller states.
The Electoral College was created to help simplify the process of electing a president. Marc Schulman, an expert in American History said, “The first reason that the founders created the Electoral College is hard to understand today. The founding fathers were afraid of direct election to the Presidency. They feared a tyrant could manipulate public opinion and come to power” (1). When the founding fathers of the Constitution tried to think of a way to elect a president, many different ideas were considered.
The Articles after a few short years would eventually be replaced by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The Constitution replaced the Articles because they contained more weaknesses than strengths, which forced the colonists to get rid of them and create a new document; the strengths of the Articles were few. Replacing the Articles pleased the people with the legislature because it gave them a voice in the government. The fear of the central government holding too much power was very concerning and consequently resulted in creating a governing document that left many important powers to the states. The Articles provided a unicameral structure for the new government and established a league of friendship among the 13 independent states.
I feel that if we added a third party we would increase these numbers, that if the people felt that they were actually being heard and that their votes mattered, then there would be more citizens actively participating their right to vote. When a president comes into office based on the electoral votes, and not on majority it taints that person and creates a certain bitterness throughout the entire country. If we did indeed create a third party we would have to completely change the way that we vote, and possibly remove the Electoral College. This suggestion alone causes people to cringe but when people were asked if they wanted a third party candidate and a whopping 46% said yes.
One group of proponents of the bill argued that the California Supreme Court did not have the right to rule the ban on same-sex marriages unconstitutional earlier this year. They said that Prop 8, rather, would ensure that the issue be democratically decided upon. But our founding fathers didn’t build this nation on a system of complete democracy, fearing the excess of the masses against minority groups. Instead, they created an electoral system and different branches of government to uphold the ideals of the constitution. This first camp ignores the historical dangers of allowing the majority to vote on a minority’s civil rights.
In order for the democracy to grow and change the U.S. citizens have to give the government new and different ideas. Also without it we could not have words in our music, we would not be able to print newspaper, or everyone would not hangout in groups or attend any organizations, everyone would have to have the same religion, and lastly we would not be able to tell the government our ideas, because everyone would be afraid of getting in trouble and have to be punished. An example of why this amendment is important is what is going on with the current election. A lot of people are speaking out against the candidates that are running for or soon to be president and you can’t do that in many