Since 1789, the founding and ratification of the original thirteen state constitution of the United States has revolutionized its government in order to protect its citizens as new advancements are made to benefit inhabitants of the recent New World. Since then the constitution was amended in order to gratify the needs of the people. Throughout the paradigm shift on the ideal of government, it is crucial to expound any modifications by means of bureaucracy. One of the difficulties of the shift that is directed toward the 21st century is the understanding the transition of improved government and its benefits for the delivery of human services. The government uses power, democracy, and politics to exercise their control by establishing new laws, …show more content…
The U.S Constitution gives congress authority to provide general welfare on the nation. The network provided assists thousands of citizens find employment, shelter in a safe home and community, have access to sufficient health or behavioral care, and obtain food. Both federal and state levels share governance in the federal system, to provide the funding of human service programs. In the human services sector, the Supreme Court has rule over ensuring federal funds and confirm the capital is spent in the intended manner. The conditional grant of funds to states allows the government who is eligible to receive the certain benefits, how it is administered throughout the state’s proceedings, how long one can receive the benefits and if states have to provide any further funds needed. Congress appropriates capital for numbers of national interest ranging from education, federal courts, policing, environmental protection, national security which all approach to the objective of meeting to the people's …show more content…
As members of a society we have obligations to confront to these societal values in order to contribute to an orderly and peaceful society. By means, a country would elect men and even women from and through a process of election, by the people for the people. “The government should do for the people only what the people cannot do for themselves,” a direct quote from Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address justifies that the government is the spokesman of a nation to provide any needs or what it is desired by the people for the nation's people. At the heart of these universal founding principles is the belief that people are free by possessed inherent rights and nature, thus being the reason why the constitution granting limited power of a government and the active population should contribute toward the elections of these spokesmen. One purpose of the Constitution’s, three branches of separation of government is checks and balances, the reason why it divides and limits power, is to restrain the ambition of the powerful Constitution, to make sure that government genuinely promotes general welfare.
The Constitution has stayed intact throughout over 200 years and as of today it is used and has not been modified. A concern to the american leadership in the world, and it's protection from the United States enemies abroad, shall never cause to forget that power to lead flows from our unique combination of
Versteeg brings up great discussion points in this article. For example the constitutions old age, its rigidity, its brevity, and its catalog of rights. America has used the some constitution for 226 years as opposed to foreign constitutions that, according to Versteeg and others, last on average nineteen years. Next Versteeg addresses the inflexibility of the Constitution. “the U.S Constitution is one of the most inflexible in the world, surpassed only by the constitutions of Japan, Denmark, and Paraguay”(Versteeg, Paragraph 4).
Document Based Essay 2 James Madison once wrote, “But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary.” Throughout every era in history, nations establish a government with the responsibility of safeguarding the principles, morals, and ideals of mankind. Unfortunately, this establishment seemingly abandons that responsibility and further magnifies the corruption within human individuals and society as a whole.
The American government was founded by democratic principles in order to serve the will of the people. Thus the people and their opinion are the basis of American government. Political scientist V. O. Key Jr. stated that public opinion must not only exist, but it must be heard by policy decisions (Yolaf, 266). Public opinion has the power to justify president’s policies, for interest groups to promote their causes, and for journalists to describe public preferences. One popular way to show public opinion is through voting.
The constitution is one thing that influences everybody in the Assembled States. It is critical to the general population and as a result of it, the Assembled States is not the same as different nations. The U.S Constitution has been around for a long time since it was composed on September 17, 1787. Since the constitution is more than two hundred years of age, is it still pertinent to the general population of the Unified States today? In spite of the fact that the constitution is path more established than the general population living in the Assembled States, it is still applicable in light of the fact that it has an effect on everybody in the Unified Expresses every last day.
Throughout this paper, this material will be further explained and examined through several different ideas and articles. The first idea that will be discussed, regarding the principles presented above, can be demonstrated through the article, The Right of “Free Suffrage” (1776). This article
“Why should we change a constitution that has served and continues to serve us well?” (Dahl 2003). This question was deeply challenged in the book, How Democratic Is the American Constitution? by Robert Dahl. In his book, Robert Dahl analyzes the United States Constitution, revealing its potential antidemocratic aspects, and arguing for greater political equality among citizens.
INTRODUCTION “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. They are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable Rights. That among these [rights] are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” - Thomas Jefferson, Declaration Of Independence 1776
Political liberty allows citizens to share in the framing and conducting of the government under whose rule
The most fundamental aspect within a democracy is that ruling is done by the people. Without this, a society could never function as a democracy; it would be one only in name. In the first forms of democracy, this meant that every single citizen was responsible for participating in the decisions that the state made. As society progressed, however, this responsibility was handed off, with representatives being elected by the citizens in order to make the decisions for them, in their interests, thus creating the modern representative democracy. It is important to question whether this has resulted in the people being uninformed and uninterested in politics, and whether it is necessary to have the people stay involved in this process.
The Constitution of the United States was formed 223 years ago. Since 1787, a lot has changed. We grew as a country, technology advanced, and we elected 43 different presidents. One of witch, being the first African-American President in history. Due to its age, some may argue that the Constitution is irrelevant to today’s problems.
Constitution grants Congress certain enumerated powers. These powers cover a wide range of subjects. All remaining powers belong to the states. However, the division of state and federal power is not as definitive as it might appear. The powers of Congress are augmented by the recognition that it possesses implied powers in addition to enumerated powers.
In a Democracy type government, there are five main principles in which the government and people go by. In this paper, I will demonstrating only three different principles and how they affect the governments and the peoples everyday lives. Each principal keeps the government running smoothly and with limited power. Popular sovereignty is dedicated to the people’s vote over the government. The people determines how the government will perform, for example, the people hold a election in the United States every four years.
In the United States, people always talk about freedom and equality. Especially they want elections could be more democratic. In American Democracy in Peril, Hudson’s main argument regarding chapter five “Election Without the People’s Voice,” is if elections want to be democratic, they must meet three essential criteria, which are to provide equal representation of all citizens, to be mechanisms for deliberation about public policy issues, and to control what government does. Unfortunately, those points that Hudson mentions are what American elections do not have. American elections do not provide equal representation to everyone in the country.
The approval and implementation of the first constitution in 1638 represents an excellent example of the process that led to the formation of modern nations which rely on precise standards of behavior and fundamental, non-negotiable principles. However, in spite of the numerous benefits brought about by the introduction of liberal constitutionalism across the Western world, Zakaria argues that America’s civil society is being damaged by its very democratic nature, to the extent that he calls for a review of the democratic principles around which modern America was shaped in order to restore its previous balance between liberty and democracy. For example, the author observes that the reason why the American people no longer respect the U.S. Congress is because it has become too democratic and, therefore, dysfunctional. A Brief History of Human
US president Abraham Lincoln described democracy as a “government of, for and by the people” (as cited by Jud, n.d., para. 1). In particular, it is a form of government “in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly (…) by their elected” representatives (“Democracy”, n.d., para. 1). It constitutes and guarantees “basic personal and political rights, fair and free elections and independent courts of law” (Jud, n.d., Modern Definition section, para. 2). Focusing on the individual, democracy is often regarded the best form of government. The purpose of this paper is to assess the strengths and weaknesses of democracy and evaluate the aforementioned consideration.