Why Is The Constitution Important

My Constitution Before the Constitution was established, there were no consistent set of laws, which allowed for frequent incidents of crimes to occur. Citizens lived out a mentality of “every man for himself” in society, often partaking in offenses such as murder, burglary, among many other horrible acts that are now seen as crimes. However, in 1776, the United States declared independence from England, this new found freedom helped establish a set of laws and a system of government that sought to prevent Americans from behaving chaotically. Today, the Constitution still governs the United States and has only undergone a slight amount of change with the addition of 27 new laws since its drafting, known as the Amendments. The Constitution still plays a key role in the United States. Amendment 1 states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” Without this statement in the Constitution of the United States, we would not have the liberties and freedoms we are granted every
However, this did not give voting rights to everyone;, it only granted them to white males over the age of 21. Then, in Amendment 15, it is stated that males of any race could vote for the United States. It was not until Amendment 19 that women were granted the right to vote for their country. Voting is then not mentioned again until Amendment 23 when it is said that citizens may vote through the electoral college. The final time voting is seen in the Constitution is in Amendment 26, where the legal voting age is moved back from 21 to 18 years of