The First Three Words Of Our Constitution

Have you ever wonder the process that the Founding Fathers of America had to go through to create our system of government? One of the vital pieces to establishing this government was the famous document known as the Constitution. The Constitution was a highly argued document, because many people were concerned about if it would protect the newly-separated country of america from the tyranny that they had faced with their previous king. The Constitution ended up being the people's’ savior after the delegates signed it in September 1787, and protected them from tyranny in their country even better than before. All and all, the Constitution guarded the United States against tyranny creating a system

He believed that “the just power of government came from the people through their representatives” (Morris Background), suggesting that the people were just as, if not more important than the government in terms of shaping America. He passionately argued that the opening phrase should be “We the People”, because it establishes the point that the citizens have power too and that the government cannot look down upon them, unlike the British

Earlier today, we heard the beginning of the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States: "We, the people." It 's a very eloquent beginning. But when that document was completed on the seventeenth of September in 1787, I was not included in that "We, the people." I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, I have finally been included in "We, the

The constitution is a distinguished american document because the men of the eighteenth century put so much effort into fabricating it. After declaring their freedom from England with the Declaration of Independance the colonies needed to form their own government. It would not be a king. The congressmen worked strenuously to create the fairest government for everyone—deliberately excluding a king from their plan. They debated and compromised until the constitution was just right. Proudly the gentlemen called the new government a federal republic. In this type of government the people, who are citizens of America, voted for lawmakers and representatives. The people could choose representatives they thought would

Speaking against the ratification of the Constitution, Patrick Henry says, "If a wrong step be now made, the republics may be lost forever. If this new government will not come up to the expectation of the people...their liberty will be lost and tyranny must and will rise..." The leaders of the country created the U.S. Constitution due to an immense dissatisfaction with the system of government stated in the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation support a government in which there is only one branch, but it's power would be limited in order to protect the people's liberty and rights. Although the Articles of Confederation establish a better system of government than when the states were under British rule, some weaknesses were found and amended in a new document called the United States

“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”. This phrase is repeatedly heard every morning in schools across the country. But why? How have we come to have secured liberty and justice, so much so that we recite it everyday? How does our constitution prevent tyranny and secure these liberties that we are so fond of? Well, the US Constitution protects us against tyranny by putting power in the people. The Constitution is plan laid out on a document for how the government is to be run. The Constitution became after the colonists decided to declare their

The United States Constitution begins with the simple phrase “We the People”. Yet, with three simple words, the ideology it stands for has shaped the entire country (O’Connor et al., 2011). The short phrase signifies that the document, and thus, the government, is based upon the people themselves. The Constitution reflects the culture and ideologies of its citizens. Similarly, state constitutions reflect the people, albeit in a more specific locality. The key differences between the United States Constitution and that of local states are due to the distinctions between the scope and characteristics of the people they govern.

When the words “We the people” were written so eloquently on a piece of parchment in 1787, did it mean we the people of this convention or we the people of the United States? A group of men so revelled in school teaching and writings as the Founding Fathers of our country fighting for the equality of millions and the democratic processes to insure that this equality is protected were elitist. A statement that goes against all the schooling down by American history teachers for hundreds of years so relevant but we forget, was the Constitution created to be an elitist document? Did they create a new government for profit or for betterment? The Constitution was written from an elitist point of view but, by creating a government that guaranteed them with numerous rights and liberties, they protected all of those who were to also be governed.

In 1787, the Constitution of the United States was just written on September 17th. During this time, the common man was still under the power of the Articles of Confederation, a weak document that loosely connected the 13 former colonies. Although the Articles didn’t give the United States of America the strong centralized power that it needed, opposers to the new Constitution would argue that the Constitution took away the rights of the common man and gave that power, that the individual once had, to the federal government. Although this statement is correct, the federal government’s newly given power was used to protect the fundamental rights and liberties of its citizens and create a powerful government in the hopes that it would benefit

Colonial Americans balanced the desire for individual liberty with the needs of collective society. The Framers structured the Constitution to protect the nation while upholding the rights of the individual. The Constitution’s preamble states what the government’s fundamental purpose is “promote the general welfare”. The first three words of the Constitution’s preamble, “We the people”, set the tone for establishing a government that would derive its power from the people. Forming a democratic state was essential for achieving a balance between the nation and it’s people. Democracy focuses on the rights of the people, instead of the government right to control people. Article I of the Constitution forms Congress, the legislative branch of government, as a bicameral body. The creation of a bicameral body upholds a system for

“We the People of the United States”. This powerful phrase of the preamble that opened the constitution marked a distinct change in American History. This showed that the purpose was to first, be inclusive and include all American citizens. As stated by Laws.com, “Even though the Constitution was written up by some of the most well-educated men of the new country, the rights given under the document were given to all American citizens.” Although women and slaves were not given the same rights, the effort to implement some equality was progressive. Given

Assure them that the constitution would address and tackle any and all obstacles that were bad or blocking them from becoming great. The interpertion I received from reading the preamble is the massive vernacular that’s used was to persuade the citizens, that everything in the document is guaranteed. Beginning the Preamble off with, “We the people” makes it seems as the citizens came together to create the document and not one person is delegating rules or reasons. By using those words would make it easier to enforce the rules because everyone plays a

According to Professor Barton, when the framers of the Constitution formed the document, they didn’t want anyone to misinterpret the idea that the people ruled as sovereigns in America. This idea is reinforced by the textbook, Early American History to 1877, that says, “The Second Continental Congress (which was led by the nation’s leader) urged Americans to reject Great Britain, reject authority, and establish a republic.” This meant that when framing the Constitution, the leaders would focus on making America as opposite from Great Britain as possible, and put the power in the hands of the people. Looking to the events that preluded the framing of the Constitution, America had just fought a war against Great Britain to gain their independence from a monarchial government.

When the Preamble starts, it says "We the People", that is talking about every citizen in the United States of America. The Preamble also states the goals that the Instead States wanted to have.

In the 1700s when the United States had detached itself from British rule it was then seen as a plutocracy. The U.S established as a democracy; a government of the people and by the people. However, this establishment was in favor of the rich, educated, and powerful and anyone who was categorized or known as elites and it has remained in favor of these people ever since. Yes we can say we have witnessed variations and seen a semi-democratic rise in the past two centuries, but we have remained a plutocracy hidden behind the word that people use to cover its true identity, democracy. Those like the framers, the public opinion role, interest groups, and money all portray our hidden plutocracy.