Ratifying The Constitution
Ratify to Satisfy
This country is in dire need of a reform. Our government holds no type of power. They do not have the power or the authority to enforce laws deemed necessary for the survival of a sound country. Our country cannot be a successful or authoritative government with the Articles of Confederation in place. So we need to make the conspicuous decision of ratifying the Constitution. The Constitution will fill the holes in our government that is created by the Articles of Confederation. It will establish the Executive Branch; which main purpose is enforcing the laws. Another important reason to ratify the constitution is the fact that it establishes the Judicial Branch that interprets the laws, to make sure they are fair to the people. …show more content…
It is our first form of government and when making it, everyone was afraid of giving the government too much power. As we can tell today the government needs to have power in order to maintain order. Power is what the government lacks today. States have free reign over their people and take away their power. So in making a better government we can't live in fear of the government having some power. People are fearful that the Constitution will put states and the people completely under the government. Well, fact is that is not true. With the Articles of Confederation, the powers granted to the people are almost useless, the people can't really be heard. With the Constitution it will give people a voice, it will give them a right to petition against their government. It will give the states someone to answer to, which will make them have to make the right decision when it comes to your rights and the laws. Even with the states having to answer to the government, they will still have separate powers. With the ratification of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights will be put into play. The bill of rights are the first ten amendments, which guarantees certain rights to the people and states. The bill of rights is a document that guarantees that the government won’t have too much power or have complete rule over the people. For example, the 10th amendment will read something like this, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” This will be put into place to further define the balance of power between the federal government and the states. Again, it guarantees that the government won’t become too
This country is in dire need of a reform. Our government holds no type of power. They do not have the power or the authority to enforce laws deemed necessary for the survival of a sound country. Our country cannot be a successful or authoritative government with the Articles of Confederation in place. So we need to make the conspicuous decision of ratifying the Constitution. The Constitution will fill the holes in our government that is created by the Articles of Confederation. It will establish the Executive Branch; which main purpose is enforcing the laws. Another important reason to ratify the constitution is the fact that it establishes the Judicial Branch that interprets the laws, to make sure they are fair to the people. …show more content…
It is our first form of government and when making it, everyone was afraid of giving the government too much power. As we can tell today the government needs to have power in order to maintain order. Power is what the government lacks today. States have free reign over their people and take away their power. So in making a better government we can't live in fear of the government having some power. People are fearful that the Constitution will put states and the people completely under the government. Well, fact is that is not true. With the Articles of Confederation, the powers granted to the people are almost useless, the people can't really be heard. With the Constitution it will give people a voice, it will give them a right to petition against their government. It will give the states someone to answer to, which will make them have to make the right decision when it comes to your rights and the laws. Even with the states having to answer to the government, they will still have separate powers. With the ratification of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights will be put into play. The bill of rights are the first ten amendments, which guarantees certain rights to the people and states. The bill of rights is a document that guarantees that the government won’t have too much power or have complete rule over the people. For example, the 10th amendment will read something like this, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” This will be put into place to further define the balance of power between the federal government and the states. Again, it guarantees that the government won’t become too