Fundamentals of the Constitutional History

The Fundamentals of the Constitutional History

Liberty, Equality, and Self-government are the three core Political ideals. Liberty is so that an individual can be free to think and act as he or she would like to as long as it does not interfere with the freedoms and right of others. Equality is the second of political ideals that people are equal in moral worth; treat the same under the law, and in political speech. The final political ideals proclaim by the Declaration of Independence “of the people, by the people, and for the people.” The Constitution of the United States use this ideal by the words “We the People”

Democracy, Constitutionalism, and Capitalism are the three rules of American Politics. Democracy is a set of guidelines meant to give the people a speech in administration. It a procedure government in which the people govern, directly, and through an elected legislatures Constitutionalism trusts on the impression that there are limits, to the power that the government has over the people. Capitalism is an economic system that is allowed to operate in a free place of marketing, the government would not affect with the economy (so much).

The United States first laws/rules of the articles of confederation which was founded on recognized through the revolutionary war. The articles of the confederation, gave each states the independence and the look of a small nation where they could sell and trade overseas nations or found military armies, instead of working together as one. However there was one problem that this article of the confederation gives no power to Congress. States only had one illustrative regardless of size or population. Congress was accountable for the defense for the country, and founding a plain economy, but the articles prevented this. Congress was not allowed to interfere with a states trade and taxes which soon bankrupted the nation allowing no money to have an army or a navy.

The Powers granted to the Federal Government, The Article one, section eight in of the Constitution grant controls to the federal government to tax, to create an military, navy , to declare war, to regulate commerce in the states and to borrow and create money. Denied powers were, imprisonment without charge. Constitution also forbids the passing of ex post facto laws, and citizens can be prosecuted for something that was ok when they did it, but not now. The framers made the Constitution unlawful to change, harder for those that are in power to change the Constitution. The article 1 of the constitution granted Congress 17 Counted (expressed) Powers; these powers were the foundation for the government to be strong enough and stable. A congress that would be economically sound and just. The framers