Does The Constitution Conserve American Liberty?

Liberty is an American belief that every single person has the freedom and right to say and do whatever he or she wants. A current example of a liberty can be explained by current United States President candidate, Donald Trump’s slogan, “Let’s make America great again.” Although the statement provided is controversy, Mr. Trump has the liberty to infer that the current America we live in is not great. When has the United States been great? Some people would say during the time between the Industrial Revolution, and The Great Depression, but without the basic rights given to us from the United States Constitution, those times may not have been possible. The Constitution protected American liberty because it provided government structure, nation and state power, and representation among Americans.
After receiving independence from Great Britain, The United States had created the Articles of Confederation (Schwartz). These articles proved to be almost useless (Schwartz). Due to the lack of power the government had from the articles, the laws were looked down upon, and ultimately, the Articles of Confederation had become obsolete. The Constitution gives us the knowledge of what rights a person can have, and to confirm that those rights will be protected. Certain rights like the right to freedom of speech allows Americans to say anything we want without the fear of getting arrested or eliminated for what he or she says. Comparing that right to what laws American’s were under in Great Britain’s rule allows more personal freedoms to a person. The constitution unified the states because congress has the power to declare war, this allowed states to be more gentle with each other, and they cannot create war with each other