Custom Search




The United States Constitution – the Main Part of American Law

The most important part of all of the laws that are followed in the United States are the laws that are listed in the United States Constitution. Since it was first established on September 17, 1787 at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia the United States Constitution has been used as the main guideline for what is used in the world of American law.

 

One of the main parts of the United States Constitution is that it is intended to be used as a guideline for what is used in the general context of what people in the United States can and cannot do. This is similar to the Magna Carta, the Old Testament and the Code of Hammurabi or the ideas developed by the French philosopher Montesquieu.

Another of the main parts of the United States Constitution involves the ideas of how there are more freedoms that are given to other people. Considered by many at first to be the “Great American Experiment,” the United States Constitution has been used to help give people freedoms and to give the government less control over what they can do in terms of controlling the people.

There are seven articles that are in the United States Constitution. The first three articles discuss the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the government. These articles describe what the branches can do and how the system of checks and balances are going to be used so that the country will not have one branch having more power over another.

The fourth article in the United States Constitution involves the rights and power that each individual state in the country is allowed. This is done with the purpose of there being laws in the local and state levels. This means that the United States Constitution have limits on what each state can do but will recognize the fact that all states will have freedoms to create their own laws.

The ratification process of laws and federal powers are also listed in other articles in the United States Constitution. The last features the individual amendments in the United States Constitution. The amendments themselves can be altered and some new amendments can be added or even removed (as was the case with the amendment regarding Prohibition in the 1920s) according to the ratification process.

The United States Constitution is more than just something that lists all of the laws that are offered to the general public. It is something that shows how much faith the United States government has towards the people in the country, as the people have more freedoms thanks to the United States Constitution.



 

American History Recommended Products


United States Regions News


Give the World Cup bid a red card - Los Angeles Times


Reuters India

Give the World Cup bid a red card
Los Angeles Times
This week, officials of FIFA, the world soccer federation, will be visiting the United States to examine America's bid to host the 2018 or ...
FIFA inspectors arrive to assess US World Cup bidUSA Today
INSIDE THE USA BID New Meadowlands Stadium field would have to be widened for ...Big Apple Soccer
Hosting 2022 World Cup could lift US soccer to new heightsSports Business Journal (subscription)

all 184 news articles »

Read more...


Kirk backers shoot back at Giannoulias over WMD in Iraq claims - Chicago Sun-Times (blog)


Kirk backers shoot back at Giannoulias over WMD in Iraq claims
Chicago Sun-Times (blog)
But the United States right now is on a very much different defensive posture than we were before September 11th of 2001... He is, as far as we know, ...

and more »

Read more...


A balance of power a must for a region on fire - Arab News


New York Daily News

A balance of power a must for a region on fire
Arab News
We must understand that any difference in the relations between Arabs and Iran will only serve the interests of Israel and the United states. ...
Rethinking American Options on IranRight Side News
Rogue Iranian Government on Brink of Nuclear WeaponWorldNewsVine (blog)

all 862 news articles »

Read more...


AvalonBay Communities Acquires Tysons Corner, Virginia Development Site - MarketWatch (press release)


AvalonBay Communities Acquires Tysons Corner, Virginia Development Site
MarketWatch (press release)
... a leading Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) with multi-family apartment communities in high barrier-to-entry markets in the United States, ...

and more »

Read more...


CIGNA Names Tom Dameron President and General Manager for Mountain States Region - MarketWatch (press release)


CIGNA Names Tom Dameron President and General Manager for Mountain States Region
MarketWatch (press release)
CIGNA Corporation announced today the appointment of Tom Dameron as president and general manager for CIGNA HealthCare, mountain states region. ...

and more »

Read more...


   
Top Elite - The Most Popular (Yet Clean!) Sites on the Web  |  Christian Network Top 1000  |  Top 100 Websites | FamilyNet International Topsites