Us Constitution Strengths And Weaknesses
1. The Constitution:
A. One strength of the U.S. Constitution
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The U.S. Constitution has one strength that is the Bill of Rights. According to our American Government textbook, “the Bill of Rights consists of 10 amendments that establish rights of expression” for individuals in a democratic society (Section 2.5). Historian George Billias calls American constitutionalism “this country’s greatest gift to human freedom” because U.S. citizen has their basic liberties outlined in a master-text for their own protection under the law (American Exceptionalism in Constitutional Amendment). All in all, the Bill of Rights is the one strength that the U.S. Constitution that protects some of the individual most important freedoms.
B. One weakness of the U.S. Constitution
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The U.S. Constitution has one weakness that is the Legislative branch. The Legislative branch does not have term limits for its Congress members. The U.S. …show more content…
One option to maintain the strength of the U.S. Constitution
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One option to maintain the strength of the U.S. Constitution is to not let the government impose on individual or group rights. The ten amendments advance one right and liberties that “reflects continuities with the larger democratic world” (American Exceptionalism in Constitutional Amendment). In fact, the purpose of the Bill of rights is to prohibit the government from taking action to “deny citizens their privileges and immunities” (American Government). Although, some criticize “citizen-initiative amendments are often ill-considered, poorly vetted and even discriminatory”(). But, the first ten amendments adjust to annual social issues in the United States, therefore, allowing citizens to have equal protections under state laws. In summary, the 10 amendments are option to enable the government to take action against U.S. citizen’s basic
A. One strength of the U.S. Constitution
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The U.S. Constitution has one strength that is the Bill of Rights. According to our American Government textbook, “the Bill of Rights consists of 10 amendments that establish rights of expression” for individuals in a democratic society (Section 2.5). Historian George Billias calls American constitutionalism “this country’s greatest gift to human freedom” because U.S. citizen has their basic liberties outlined in a master-text for their own protection under the law (American Exceptionalism in Constitutional Amendment). All in all, the Bill of Rights is the one strength that the U.S. Constitution that protects some of the individual most important freedoms.
B. One weakness of the U.S. Constitution
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The U.S. Constitution has one weakness that is the Legislative branch. The Legislative branch does not have term limits for its Congress members. The U.S. …show more content…
One option to maintain the strength of the U.S. Constitution
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One option to maintain the strength of the U.S. Constitution is to not let the government impose on individual or group rights. The ten amendments advance one right and liberties that “reflects continuities with the larger democratic world” (American Exceptionalism in Constitutional Amendment). In fact, the purpose of the Bill of rights is to prohibit the government from taking action to “deny citizens their privileges and immunities” (American Government). Although, some criticize “citizen-initiative amendments are often ill-considered, poorly vetted and even discriminatory”(). But, the first ten amendments adjust to annual social issues in the United States, therefore, allowing citizens to have equal protections under state laws. In summary, the 10 amendments are option to enable the government to take action against U.S. citizen’s basic