How well does the constitution keep our lawmaking process protected? Many people don’t think about this when they hear the words “lawmaking process” because the constitution talks about the three branches of government but doesn’t mention the words “lawmaking process”. The lawmaking process is a basic procedure that many don’t think about, but it affects our country. There are 2 different ways to “receive” laws, state process and our entire countries process. In my opinion, the constitution states the lawmaking process well and is a very good source about each branch of the government, so I think the constitution, protects the lawmaking process. This paper will cover, the lawmaking process, background information, a bit about the constitution, and more.
Process of Making Laws Creating laws are one of the most important jobs in the House of Representatives. “Laws begin as ideas. These ideas may come from a Representative—or from a citizen like you” (kids-clerck.gov). Representatives come up
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The Constitutional Convention was hosted in Philadelphia and it was from May 25 to September 17, 1787, and they elected George Washington to preside over it. They did so many things like the draft and sign the Constitution, talk about the Virginia Plan (Large State Plan), New Jersey Plan ( Small State Plan), the Great Compromise, and the three-fifths compromise. “Drafted by James Madison, and presented by Edmund Ralph to the constitutional convention on May 29, 1787...Virginia plan proposed a strong central government composed of three branches” (ourdocuments.gov). The Virginia Plan is one of the main reasons that the lawmaking process is the way it is now because in the Virginia Plan suggests the three branches of government which is what the country has