For centuries many people have asked the question, what is the Declaration of Independence? The Declaration of Independence states that “We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do obtain and establish this constitution for the United States of America.” According to J. A. Stewart, the reading of the Declaration of Independence is increasingly recognize as a vital element in a well-constructed Independence Day program of the twentieth century in all parts of the United States.” The declaration of independence is one of the most significant …show more content…
Stewart, “aside from the general facts that the Declaration sets forth the rights of men, in the Colonies enumerated the grievances against the British government and declared that they ought to be free in independent states.” The grievances in the Declaration expressed the protection to not only the rights but the equal justice of the people. Every one of them, in any case, gives an obvious case displaying that the ruler does not meet the standards of government that the Colonists have proclaimed for themselves. They were not just completely rattling off clear issues, but also showing that the ruler's method for representing was not the way they were ready to acknowledge being administered. One complaint noted in the Declaration against King George III was “he has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.” In other words, he did not want to enforce the laws in the new nation, the president who he is also deemed as head of state and commander and chief of armed forces is sworn to abide by an oath assuring that he will use his power to enforce the laws of the land for the betterment of the …show more content…
This did not come without significant political controversy. A close examination of this politics time does not evoke descriptions of harmony, togetherness, or brotherly agreement, but explosive altercation, emotional feuding, and political slander. Out of this commotion arose the American two-party system established by the rise of the Republicans and the Federalists. During the Federalist Era, the two battled for control over domestic and foreign policy, the structure of government, and the interpretation of the Constitution. While these parties do not exist in the same way today, the two-party tradition is alive and unique in