Written in 1787, the American Constitution was a text that set the precedence for how the United States would be for the next hundreds of years, making it a document that was crucial for the success of the country. Just is a word derived from the Latin root word “jus” meaning law or right. Justice refers to laws that are fair, righteous, and exemplify the morals and ethics of the American people. The Constitution did structure the new government in a sufficient way, such as giving Congress the power and creating the Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches to serve as the checks and balances of the power. However, the Constitution needed to have equality, morality, and ethics that was not included, primarily in social justice issues. The 1787 Constitution did not have these ethical …show more content…
James Madison was referring to slavery in this claim - “ In the third place, it was inconsistent with the principles of the Revolution, and dishonorable to the American character, to have such a feature in the Constitution.” “Five slaves are to be counted as three freemen.” This is alluding to the fact that the framers of the Constitution did not see slaves as equivalent citizens, but as unequal, unworthy people. Typically the Northern states did not support slavery, which was a large part of the population, therefore, by including slavery it did not represent many states ethical beliefs. Targeting of any group of people is simply unethical and destroys the democratic principles the United States was founded upon. Slavery destroyed unity, destroyed the factor of reaping what you sow (hard work), and created a pillar for the white man that has stood tall until this day. Nothing positive came from slavery, which emphasizes that the constitution is unjust for including