Why Was The Us Constitution Important

When it comes to the Constitution, the whole document is important. And that is because it’s our rules and regulations we live by daily. This document is the framework and backbone of our Federal Government, which makes it hard to just pinpoint the MOST important aspect of it. That being said, I’ll narrow it down to the two most important aspects of the United States Constitution and how these ideas leave a long, lasting impact on America. First and foremost, I feel like if we didn’t have some sort of Constitution our country would be chaos. To me, the Bill of Rights is one of the most important aspects. The Bill of Rights are “ formal statements of the fundamental rights of the people of the United States, incorporated in the Constitution
When I really think about it, I wonder what it would be like if us, Americans, had no say in what happens to the country we live in. We would be living in an empire, where the ruler would have complete control over our lives, and basically tells us what to do. But, in a way, the Constitution places the government in our hands. We have choices, voting rights, and opinions that are taken into consideration. This document is looked upon to be a contract between the government and the people. Checks and balances are “a system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any one branch from exerting too much power,” (Merriam-Webster). Checks and balances are important because it limits the powers of each branch so one branch does not become too powerful, and take over. I feel like if we didn’t have a checks and balances system then there would be no equality in government. One branch would overrun the entire thing and dictate to much power. Checks and balances also is important because each branch has a watch on the other’s to make sure the powers are balanced between them. Along with checks and balances, I think separation of powers comes in hand too. Separation of powers gives each of the 3 branches distinct jobs they have to do. The Executive branch enforces the laws that the Legislative branch create. And the Judicial Branch makes sure that the laws of the land that are being enforced are constitutional. That goes back to the idea that we wouldn’t just want one branch or person having too much power, trying to gain something at the expense of others. If we look at the long term impact of these ideas, we can see that if we didn’t have the 3 branches and their duties, that the citizens would be living in a complete