The constitution of the United States of America protects our freedom. It sets out our rights as citizens, outlining the purpose of our government. The constitution is basically a social contract, where we the people of the United States had a say on how our government should be ran. The founding fathers fought for our freedom against abusing tyrants who give their countries no natural rights, those certain countries don't have a benefit of the constitution. The constitution protects our rights through checks and balances, natural rights, and the social contract.
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Checks & balances put in place by the constitution protect my rights by providing a way for corrupt laws to be done away with & incorrect interpretations of …show more content…
The social contract is one of the many things our founding fathers fought for against tyrants who abused their power. If they didn't fight for it tyrants would be in charge and we would have no say whatsoever on how our government is run. They would only enforce the laws they wanted to, it would be like a prison. We would have no freedom, social contracts if anything define our freedom and natural rights as a human being. We have a say on how our government is ran, we discussed our purpose of government. At the beginning of the Middle Ages, our purpose of government was to provide physical safety and protection for citizens. Over time, this soon evolved into providing physical & emmotional saftey and the protection for citizens. That sounds pretty good to me, isn't that the kind of government you would want. In the words of Jean Jacques Rousseau "man is born free, but he is everywhere in chains.” We are born free and will live free, except a few rules placed by the government that keeps us safe. So, the social contract protects our rights by giving us a say on our everyday