The U.S. Constitution
Question #1. How did the Constitution limit its own power and protect the rights of its citizens?
People were hesitant about having a Constitution replacing the Articles of Confederation. Fortunately, the Constitution found out ways to add limitations to the government's power and to protect citizen’s rights. The power of the Constitution is limited through checks and balances. This system balances the amount of power each branch has against other branches. Basically, the Constitution makes the government branches not able to actually become the superior over other branches even with the president being in the executive branch.
Also, the Bill of Rights does live up to its purpose of providing protection from the government or anyone else. The first amendment gives the five freedoms - freedom of religion, speech, press, and petition - to make sure everyone is treated equally. Although, this didn't mean that the Bill of Rights actually abolished slavery. Other amendments in the Bill of Rights limit what the government can do without permission of citizens.
Question #2. What were some of the compromises made in the Constitutional Convention?
During the Constitutional Convention, compromises that helped shape a whole new constitution were created. There was a fuss about the representation for each state. The Great Compromise was made about having a bicameral (two-chambered) legislature that made the state representation depending on the population instead of having equal amounts of representatives from every state. Another thing that was brought up was the 3/5 Compromise. Enslaved people weren't counted for state populations, making that population seem smaller. What the 3/5 Compromise did was count 3/5 of the amount of enslaved people as part of the population.
Some other compromises were the New Jersey and Virginia Plan. The difference is just that the Virginia Plan was favored by the large states and small states liked the New Jersey Plan. The Virginia plan stressed on having a bicameral (two-housed) legislature for the senators and representatives. The Great Compromise decided that our government would consist of a bicameral legislature with 2 senators each state and the amount of representatives depending on the state population. This is the reason why our government is like how it is today.
Checks and balances also helped choose how our present government became today. These compromises are considered crucial to the making of America. There will be a video on the photo if you press it.
Question #1. How did the Constitution limit its own power and protect the rights of its citizens?
People were hesitant about having a Constitution replacing the Articles of Confederation. Fortunately, the Constitution found out ways to add limitations to the government's power and to protect citizen’s rights. The power of the Constitution is limited through checks and balances. This system balances the amount of power each branch has against other branches. Basically, the Constitution makes the government branches not able to actually become the superior over other branches even with the president being in the executive branch.
Also, the Bill of Rights does live up to its purpose of providing protection from the government or anyone else. The first amendment gives the five freedoms - freedom of religion, speech, press, and petition - to make sure everyone is treated equally. Although, this didn't mean that the Bill of Rights actually abolished slavery. Other amendments in the Bill of Rights limit what the government can do without permission of citizens.
Question #2. What were some of the compromises made in the Constitutional Convention?
During the Constitutional Convention, compromises that helped shape a whole new constitution were created. There was a fuss about the representation for each state. The Great Compromise was made about having a bicameral (two-chambered) legislature that made the state representation depending on the population instead of having equal amounts of representatives from every state. Another thing that was brought up was the 3/5 Compromise. Enslaved people weren't counted for state populations, making that population seem smaller. What the 3/5 Compromise did was count 3/5 of the amount of enslaved people as part of the population.
Some other compromises were the New Jersey and Virginia Plan. The difference is just that the Virginia Plan was favored by the large states and small states liked the New Jersey Plan. The Virginia plan stressed on having a bicameral (two-housed) legislature for the senators and representatives. The Great Compromise decided that our government would consist of a bicameral legislature with 2 senators each state and the amount of representatives depending on the state population. This is the reason why our government is like how it is today.
Checks and balances also helped choose how our present government became today. These compromises are considered crucial to the making of America. There will be a video on the photo if you press it.