Democratic Republic Pros And Cons

Question 1:

The framers of the constitution created the Democratic Republic, these are just some of the features that define the Democratic Republic. First is that a Democratic Republic is both a republic and a democracy. Democracy is based upon the majority rule and a person’s individual rights. A Democracy protects against all powerful central governments and transfer government to regional and local levels, and is a political system for choosing who should be in office based on free,and fair elections. Also makes sure that there is a protection of human rights. Citizens get the right to vote.

The decisions of the framers are still affecting today’s society, because even though the Bill of Rights was added to the constitution in 1791,

it is still relevant and used today. Society is still using and basing laws off of the constitution. Society is bound to the rules of the constitution and if laws are broken there are consequences.
Question 2:
The purpose of the tenth amendment is to figure out and establish the rate of power between federal and state. When the framers wrote the constitution they stated “Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this Confederation expressly delegated.” The problem with this statement is that it was too broad for the government.
The reason why the election in 2009 was such a big deal was because Bush did not win the popular vote but yet, he won the election.

1888, 1876, and 1824 where the only elections in American history that a winner in the popular vote was denied presidency through the Electoral College System. The electors are chosen by state and only one candidate gets all the electoral votes for that state, even if they did not get all of the votes, as long as they get the “majority of’ then they get all of the votes for that one state. The pros are that a person still gets the right to vote and some people may even prefer the idea that someone else knows best, but the cons are that even if the candidate you voted for got the popular vote they still may not get the electoral college vote. They could still lose the election even if technically they won? but not actually. The process ultimately works in the countries benefit if the people are not able to pick the most qualified

candidate.
Question 3
When creating a federalist system of government there are three different types of powers. These powers are, Reserved Powers “All powers retained by the states”, Enumerated Powers “Those specifically granted only to the Union government” Concurrent Powers “Matters over which both the Union and the state governments have control”
The sole purpose of the Tenth Amendment is to “define the establishment and division of power between the Federal government and state governments. This amendment also protects these powers from both entities. This amendment was used to define the federal taxing power, federal police power, and federal regulations.” Federal Government is the only form of government that can impose a tariff.
Question 4
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” The right’s to the accused intent is to insure that someone is not being forced to confess to something they did or did not do, because there should be probable evidence that would clearly show that person had committed the crime.

A person should always be read their rights before they begin with any kind of

questioning.
The rights of the accused works in the accused favor for the most part. If they don’t want to speak, they are not required to. They can “Plead the Fifth” a person is invoking their fifth amendment rights when they plead the fifth. Ernesto Miranda was convicted of kidnapping, rape, and armed robbery. Ernesto confessed while being under police interrogation. Ernesto, However was not read his rights or told he had the right to remain silent. There was then a (Miranda vs Ernesto) case, in which he won and was released even after confessing to his crimes.

Question 5
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a piece of civil rights legislation that outlawed discrimination with sex, race, religion. When someone applies for a job there is a disclaimer that states that the company does not discriminate, however the applicant must be a U.S citizen. This is regulated by having the applicant turn in proper documentation of citizenship.