I begin with a simple premise. The Constitution was divinely inspired. It is based upon truths and principles of God set forth by foreordained men. The Lord desired a nation in which liberty, especially freedom of religion, was a right ensured under law. He inspired men penning the document to include in it certain protections.The existence of these safeguards would create a far better framework for the Restoration of the Gospel than could be found elsewhere. This raises the question;how should American members of the Church regard and respect it? The answer lies in the Bible,another document filed with divine revelation, itself put together by men chosen by God. Though the Constitution is not scripture,and the founding fathers not prophets,there is a lesson in the way these two documents should be applied. …show more content…
Its writings contain many truths of God, but the Old Testament primarily conveys the laws that bring us to Christ of the New. In the same way, the Constitution is a structural guide that best keeps the country centered on the rights of man found in the Declaration of Independence. Amendments one to nine are only legally binding clarification that "all men are created equal... endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights,"As members,when we study the Bible we value what is from God, and do not regard things which are not. They may be wise words,but we recognize them for what they are. Also,we must recognize what in the Constitution eternal, and what is simply a just system of government. It is a good document,but by no means the exact design of
From five states arose delegates who would soon propose an idea that would impact the United States greatly. The idea was to hold a meeting in Philadelphia called the Constitutional Convention in 1787 meant to discuss the improvements for the Articles of Confederation and would later be called the United States Constitution. The United States Constitution was greatly influenced by Ancient Rome, the Enlightenment, and Colonial Grievances.
After the American Revolution, America had earned it’s freedom from Britain. In order to govern this new country the Articles of Confederation was created. This document was flawed by the colonists fear of putting too much power into a central government. Knowing the document needed to be fixed a constitutional convention was called. The document created at this convention has been our constitution ever since. But even the Constitution was meet with criticism. One major concern when writing the constitution was how to protect the citizens rights. The Constitution did this through the preamble, the legislative process, the limit of presidential terms, the judicial branch, and the bill of rights.
The foundation upon which all of his principles are laid was that our basic law originated in God; however, Skousen’s argument for this fundamental premise is futile. He fruitlessly quoted individuals that will be recognized as authorities to form a cogent argument; nevertheless, he failed in proving his view that the American Constitution is founded solely upon Biblical law. Although emphasized frequently throughout the book, the Constitution never implied that the existence of a Creator is necessary for freedom in a body of people. Skousen never once acknowledged to readers that Mormon theology is the source for many of his ideas, although his depiction of America is primarily dominated by his devout Mormonism.
Throughout time there have been many amendments to the United States Constitution. Some have had little to no effect on the population. One amendment that this writer will take a look at is the Fourteenth Amendment. The wording of the amendment has been debated here recently but bottom line it abolished slavery. This amendment also made an attempt to equalize everyone that is born here in America or naturalized. The ripple effect of this change to the constitution is still being felt today. It is hard to imagine living in a world where the African American community was not considered equal to the white man. A ground breaking distinction in the language written out in the document was that of it applying on the federal level as well as the state jurisdiction. This is especially important as we see the civil union marriages have conflict
The U.S Constitution is recognized as a document that secures basic rights for citizens and structures the American national government. Before the Constitution, the states had all the power and the national government was very weak. Therefore, the creation of the Constitution was necessary to grant the national government power. Even though, the Constitution was signed in 1787, there was still debate in that the Constitution gave the national government too much power. Some of the individuals whom opposed the Constitution where Patrick Henry and George Mason. Patrick Henry became the leader of the opponents, because of his strong legal and rhetoric skills. On the other hand, George Mason was a patriot during the American Revolution, whom believed in the inalienable rights of the people. These two man were important figures that argued the dangers ratifying the Constitution would bring and that the Constitution would give too much power to the national government.
The U.S. Constitution is a wonderful document that our forefathers put great thought, and effort into creating. It guides our government in the daily activities of running the United States. The United States has fought many wars to protect the inalienable rights we enjoy thanks to our forefathers writing this document. In this paper I will show the good and the bad of the Constitution. I will show how it is effective in today’s society, and what really needs to be amended to adapt to our ever changing society. Within the next few pages I will show the advantages, disadvantages, strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. Constitution. I will give an overview of the U.S. Constitution, and what is written with strength, and what is written without actual strength. I will review all the sections of the U.S. to include Federalism, what are its advantages and disadvantages, and how we can possibly improve them. The strengths and weaknesses of the three different branches of government, and how they can be improved. I will review how Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Elections work, and what their positive and negative impacts on our lives are.
The argument structure of the text is well orginized and very clear to understan. It contains lots of logical reasoning which you can see later in history really helps African-Americans become equal in society. The argument was also very well supported and gave lots og good reasoning to what and why they wanted that. Thomas Jerffersons quote "We hold these truthes to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." This quote later helps the freedom of slaves and them becoming equal human beings in society and are able to vote and have all the same right as white people and also means no more segragation.
The Constitution was written over two centuries ago. That’s a 200 year old set of rules and guidelines we’re still following. When trying to fix your car, would you try to use an instruction manual that was written while the twenty year older model was the latest one? The instruction manual would instruct you to install a part that simply doesn’t exist anymore. In similar ways, the Constitution puts
In 1776, the colonist in America were unhappy. There were many problems going on in America that year and the founding fathers wanted to fix that. The founding fathers had a vision of freedom and equality. Modern day America does not live up to the vision because there’s racial inequality and poverty.
The U.S. Constitution is without a doubt the foundation of U.S. Law from which all other laws stem from. Not only does the constitution outline the basic civil liberties and laws, but also protects U.S. citizens from an unfair government. This safe guard to the American people provides a special brand of freedom, and protection from the government. Though all laws abide by the constitution, not all of them can be perfectly aligned with each special situation that individual states may carry; this is where amendments nine and ten come into action, to provide a statement of reserved powers. With the creation of the Constitution, the U.S. became its own, allowing its citizens freedoms that were not clearly defined before.
Furthermore, despite having the words “under God” in the pledge, the phrase in no way enforces one specific religion upon any citizen. The phrase does not insinuate that the federal government is seeking to es...
Our founding fathers wrote the Constitution and the Bill of Rights to protect our most basic rights as citizens of the United States, and although creating the Constitution was an arduous effort, eventually the new Americans came to an agreement over what was included. “The Bill of Rights — the first 10 amendments to the Constitution — went into effect on Dec. 15, 1791, when the state of Virginia ratified it, giving the bill the majority of ratifying states required to protect citizens from the power of the federal government.” (First Amendment Center). After the first amendment went into effect, all religious minorities were now protected from persecution, and people could freely speak their
Although, the Declaration of Independence was a marker and a commencement of democracy, patriotism and a defined American culture, it has also been a very contentious document and is still a hot-topic of debate today. One reason, for its ambiguous support is due to it completely disregarding the issue of slavery that was highly present in the colonies at the time. The abolition of slavery was a fierce movement in many of the colonies while they drafted it. Many prominent religious groups actively worked to abolish slavery. Some abolitionists were not so caring and had more strategic and political ulterior motives.
What makes a good person good? According to WikiHow, "We should learn to define our own morals ourselves. One of the simplest ways to do so is to love others, and treat them as you would like to be treated. Try to think of others before yourself. Even doing small things daily will greatly enrich and improve your life, and the lives of others around you." This quote shows us what we need to do in order to be what society thinks as, “good". In order to be a good person, you have to do good and moral things in your society consistently. However people might think that by doing one good thing once in a while will automatically make you a “good person”, but in reality it doesn’t.
The Constitution is our code of conduct, it is what we choose to live by, we amend it as time goes on, adding provisions for ourselves to live in this new world. The Declaration is battle cry from two hundred and thirty eight years ago, but that battle is over, and the struggle that pertains to the constitution persists to this very day. There are people, including our President who is a constitutional lawyer, that are dedicated to preserving the ideals that is set forth in the living document that changes for better or worse, with America