The Constitution insures all citizens their own national and individual rights that have gone through years of revisions to guarantee all citizens enough freedoms and restrictions to keep the general population safe and satisfied. The Articles of Confederation that came before the constitution were meant to keep states independent. Central government had little power at this time and was to only come into play as a last resort to settle disputes. After the Articles of Confederation, the US Constitution was approved and ratified by the states. In society today, many Americans argue over issues on national and individual rights, and whether the constitution addresses our concerns and needs. Personally, I feel the constitution does it's job and …show more content…
These branches have to work together to create and pass laws for the citizens of the country. The representatives in these branches are elected by the people and are responsible for the needs of the citizens that elected them and vice versa. The Legislative branch of the government is mostly responsible of proposing laws to the other two branches and waiting for their approval to either pass a law or deny it. The executive branch of government consists of the president and their cabinet and is in charge of passing or enforcing laws, and is the commander of the United States army. The third branch is the Judicial branch that includes the Supreme Court and other minor courts run by the government. The judicial branch serves to determine whether certain laws are allowed to be passed according to the constitution. The responsibility of interpreting the constitution gives the Supreme Court and the Judicial Branch a tremendous amount of power when it comes to passing laws in congress. The three branches of government interact together to keep each other in check and provide for all the citizens in the country by majority …show more content…
These rights are protected by amendments that, once ratified by the states, cannot be changed unless they are repealed or altered by another amendment. Individual rights serve as a foundation for future amends or changes. Three of these amendments that are entrusted to the people are the right to keep and bear arms, the right to a trial by jury, and the right to vote regardless of race, color, or preference of religion. The right to keep and bear arms or the second amendment gives all citizens who qualify the ability to purchase and keep legal firearms. The right to trial by jury or the seventh amendment gives any citizen, regardless of the crime, the guarantee to a trial by court and an attorney to defend them. The fifteenth amendment being the right to vote regardless of race, color, or religion ensures that anyone who is a US citizen and registered to vote may take part in electing representatives for congress. Individual rights have a big role on how changes are made in our constitution and should be protected at all