American vs Guatemalan Constitution
American Constitution
Vs.
Guatemalan Constitution
A comparative study
The American Constitution has as its precedent, the event when Thomas Jefferson wrote most of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Its purpose was to announce to the world that the 13 English colonies in North America had decided to become independent from England to start a new country; where their own ideals and precepts were held to make and American Union. The U.S. Constitution states fundamental principles which guide the United States’ Government and its laws. When it was written in 1787, it was the plan that told the commencing country how to form its government. The Guatemalan Constitution emerged after military leaders faced international and domestic condemnation over atrocities committed by the army and other groups. The armed forces decided to turn over limited power to civilians; in December 1985 Marco Vinicio Cerezo, a Christian Democrat, won election as Guatemala’s first civilian president in 15 years. On May 30th, 1985, after nine months of debate, the constituent assembly finished drafting a new constitution, which took immediate effect. Jefferson used ideas about people and governments that were new in the 1600s and 1700s. One important idea affirmed in the Declaration of Independence is that "all men are created equal." Jefferson wrote that God gave rights to people--"Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness"-- and that no one or no government should be able to take those rights away. Another initiative was that a government gets its power from the people; a principle that is called popular sovereignty. The Declaration of Independence affirms that a government obtains or derives its power from the people it rules. If the government misuses its power, the people have the right to form a new government. In concordance, in the Guatemalan Constitution, it’s preface states that the People, represented by the Constitutional
Vs.
Guatemalan Constitution
A comparative study
The American Constitution has as its precedent, the event when Thomas Jefferson wrote most of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Its purpose was to announce to the world that the 13 English colonies in North America had decided to become independent from England to start a new country; where their own ideals and precepts were held to make and American Union. The U.S. Constitution states fundamental principles which guide the United States’ Government and its laws. When it was written in 1787, it was the plan that told the commencing country how to form its government. The Guatemalan Constitution emerged after military leaders faced international and domestic condemnation over atrocities committed by the army and other groups. The armed forces decided to turn over limited power to civilians; in December 1985 Marco Vinicio Cerezo, a Christian Democrat, won election as Guatemala’s first civilian president in 15 years. On May 30th, 1985, after nine months of debate, the constituent assembly finished drafting a new constitution, which took immediate effect. Jefferson used ideas about people and governments that were new in the 1600s and 1700s. One important idea affirmed in the Declaration of Independence is that "all men are created equal." Jefferson wrote that God gave rights to people--"Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness"-- and that no one or no government should be able to take those rights away. Another initiative was that a government gets its power from the people; a principle that is called popular sovereignty. The Declaration of Independence affirms that a government obtains or derives its power from the people it rules. If the government misuses its power, the people have the right to form a new government. In concordance, in the Guatemalan Constitution, it’s preface states that the People, represented by the Constitutional