The US Constitution
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The U.S. Constitution
A Constitution is a set of laws governing a particular state or nation. The United States Constitution laid out governing principles that appear in the Preamble to form a perfect union. The principles include unalienable rights, establish Justice, insure domestic tranquility, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessing of liberty. Unalienable rights mean the rights that cannot be denied or taken away or even transferred to another, as all people in the U.S are born with that particular right to freedom. The United States Declaration states that “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” represents unalienable rights.
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America referrers means the fairness while distributing the benefits and obligations among individuals or groups within the society (Carrasco & Rodino Jr, 1989). It may entail entirely everything that is distributable among people, deemed as useful or rather desirable; for instance, money, education opportunities, praise, jobs, membership in organizations, among others.
The United States Constitution has a Preamble that elaborates why the Constitution Framers made a republic government. In so doing, the Articles of Confederation were replaced by our founding fathers. The Preamble is not the law; instead, it serves to explain why the Constitution was written. “We the people” is a common phrase in the U.S. Constitution that refers to all American citizens. Some brilliant people might have written the Constitution of the new country; however, the document rights were aimed at all the United States citizens. In order to form a perfect union implies the Bill of Rights that would be created to protect the liberties of American citizens, and its progress is never complete. Previously, the governments were based on the limited Articles of Confederation. When the founding fathers were framing this Constitution, they anticipated making a new government that will be in a better position to lead the country.
Establish Justice implies to the government to equally guarantee each person’s human rights within its authority. On the contrary, the acts of governance disapprove if it guarantees some people’s human rights under its jurisdiction while denying the same protection rights to others. The Revolution against England was primal to making sure that they would attain Justice under the Constitution. Insure domestic tranquility implies the commitment of the Constitutional Framers to preserve civil peace that guarantees life without fear of social strife based on extreme uncertainties of young America (Tytler, 1978). Domestic tranquility means peace at our homes and streets. It was framed as a result of Shays’ Rebellion in Massachusetts that involved farmers and the states conflicting on the settlement of war debts.
Provide for the common defense means that the U.S. has the jurisdiction to form military units that serve to defend the country from its enemies. As opposed to protecting individual states, providing for the common defense implies defending all states, and thus no particular state has the power to protects itself against attacks. States need to protect the nation together.
Promote the general welfare means the government concern for its citizens in terms of health, peace, morality, and safety. The primary reason for creating the U.S. Constitution was to promote the general welfare of its citizens. Secure the blessing of liberty to ourselves and our prosperity: it refers to preserving American citizens’ rights and freedom against unjust laws from the oppressive government.
Reference
Carrasco, G. P., & Rodino Jr, P. W. (1989). Unalienable Rights, the Preamble, and the Ninth Amendment: The Spirit of the Constitution. Seton Hall L. Rev., 20, 498.Tytler, A. F. (1978). Essay on the Principles of Translation (1813): New edition (Vol. 13). John Benjamins Publishing.
