Sunday, February 5, 2012
Constitution vs. Declaration of Independence
The Constitution and Declaration both blatantly outline and insure the rights given to american citizens, but more specifically how the citizens are treated by the government is a definitive likeness between the two documents. Amendment 10 of the US Constitution says that if there are powers unclaimed by the government or the state, that the citizens may claim the power and use it to their benefit. And the Declaration of Independence has a portion in the Preamble saying that the government would promote the general welfare of the populous, or in other words it would act in a just fashion and would act fairly on behalf of american citizens. Finally, Amendment 19 states that each and every citizen has the right to vote regardless of race or sex, as long as they were of age, and frankly that seems quite fair in regards to how a government would treat its peoples fairly.
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