The United States Constitution: Article Analysis

The United States Constitution was written during the Philadelphia Convention and signed in Philadelphia in the Assembly Room of the Pennsylvania State House on September 17th, 1787(National Constitution Center). Since the publication of the Constitution there have been no changes to the original articles within the Constitution, only very few changes have been made, which were the additions of new amendments. The seven articles that are stated in the Constitution are the basis of our government system. The powers stated in the seven articles establishes the state’s powers, the powers of the three branches of government, the ratification process, and the checks and balances. All of which are important characteristics that helped shape America

into the way it is now. The structure of the federal government has remained the same every since it was put into effect on March 4th, 1789(National Constitution Center). America is not the same as it was in the 1700s, we have grown as a country and adapted to whatever issues we face in our federal government system. Through the addition of new amendments, we are able to fix any public issues that concern the American people. Though many believe that there should be more specific amendments added to the system just like how the 22nd amendment establishes a limitation on the president's term in office there is not one established for the members of congress(The 22nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution). An important amendment to the United States Constitution could be a provision in which limits the congressional terms of members of congress. Meaning both the House of Representative and the Senate would have a limitation on their terms in office. By doing so you would ensure new ideas with the fresh minds of new members, eliminate the corruption of political elitist, and would help remove any abuse of power caused by members of congress.
The legislative branch of our federal government plays a significant role in making laws; both the House of Representative and the Senate play an important role in lawmaking(The Job of a Congressman). With that being said, the member’s of congress in which we select play a very important role in representing the people of America especially during times where they have to decide on what types of laws to pass that will be best suited for the American people. Since members of congress have such high duties and obligations they have to be open-minded people when it comes to the decision on making and passing laws. Since congressmen do not have limitations on how long they can hold office. They are easily able to establish prejudice and hold old ideas to heart meaning they are a little on the old fashion side. By limiting the terms of congressmen and woman it would allow for a better flow of new ideas from new members. Being able to have newer and younger congressmen and woman they are able to relate and understand the wants of the younger generations of voters which always for better representation of its people(Sen. Cruz and Rep).
In our federal government system we have an abundant amount of political elitist.

Most of which are lobbyist or are congressmen(A Glossary of Political Economy Terms). Many of these congressmen who are elitist, focus only on making laws that will further benefit them and not the public. Since most of the congressmen are not representing the public that sent them there, we need to ensure that we have better representation in our government system. With a limited term set in place, we are able to make sure that one person does not have too much power in being in office for a long period of time. This will only benefit our nation because we would push out any further corruption in our systems of government and we are able to also make greater improvements in choosing representatives that will actually listen to our wants and

needs.
In our system of government, we have a lot of political corruption present.

To ensure that we decrease the amount of abuse of power we can limit the terms both in the House of Representatives and the Senate. I believe that we should have congressmen serve three two-year terms rather than having two-year terms with reelections in the House of Representatives and six-year terms with one-third up for reelections in the Senate(United States Congress). By placing a limitation on congress we are able to push out any corruption that is caused by politicians who have served the same position over and over again. This would also put a pause on the corrupt process between politicians and lobbyist due to the fact that they would have to bribe someone else for votes(Sen. Cruz and Rep).

No matter what amendment is made there will always be pros and cons to it. Not having a limitation on congress’s term can result in a blockage of good ideas, a larger formation of political elitist, and further corruption in our political system. By placing a limitation on congress's term we can easily slow down the process of corruption, the formation of political elitist, and bring it better and newer ideas. If we do not place a term limitation on our congressmen we can be assured that these incumbents will be welcomed back and will continue to make changes that will not be favorable to its

people.

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