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The constitution was created for multiple reasons.

The first being to create a government


that is able to protect the people without using fear to control them. It was used to create peace
within the country and to protect the peoples rights. I was also used to create a system of justice
for the people that was fair for the people.

The constitution was created to protect the rights of the people. By these means creating a
union, establish justice, insure peace. With peace they provide protection and freedom to the
people. The idea that the people who wrote the constitution were to protect the natural rights that
the citizens of the country were entitled to and protect them. These natural rights are just some
ideas that the writers of the constitution reflected.

Another connection that was made is that religion would not be connected with the
government. The reason being that the original enlightenment thinkers believed the religion
should not be used to explain the unknown. The constitution writers expanded on this by
separating religion and government. Questioning why religion was apart of the government in
the first place. The also did this to maintain peace because as seen with britain, having religion
and government connected often led to bloodshed.

Article I of the constitution addresses the legislative branch first. Stating that it will be
made up of both the Senate and the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives
were given the power of impeachment and were left the responsibility to choose their Speaker
and other Officers. The Senate were given similar responsibilities. They were able to choose
their own Officers, and also use the President as a temporary stand in, while the Vice President is
preoccupied, but instead of being given the power to impeach other they were given the sole
Power to try all Impeachments.While they were doing so they had to be under Oath to do so.
Both houses are able to punish its members if they find them to be misbehaving and if it gets to a
certain point they may expel them. Also being able to make the rules of each proceedings
beforehand. While also being able to come up with a minimum requirement of people to be able
to do anything and if they find that people are not showing up to the proceedings they are able to
compel them to come. While also doing this they are able to bring into questions the
qualifications of the members that are currently in office also. With each proceeding the house
are able to keep a journal of it and publish it unless what they are discussing requires the utmost
secrecy. One of the biggest things that neither house can do is break up the proceedings without
the consent of the house for more than three days. All bills that include the increasing of tax can
only come from the House of Representatives, but the Senate may concur with Amendments on
other Bills. Congress has the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay
the Debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the U.S. They also have
the power to regulate the currency and the value of it. With that they can also able to regulate
trade with other countries and states along with indian tribes. Also being able to put in place a
punishment for the counterfeiting of the U.S. currency .Meanwhile having the power to create
and maintain a Navy and army but not funding for more than 2 years and also able to declare
war. With the creation of the army and Navy they are able to regulate what these military
branches can do. The most important thing I believe that Congress can do is create laws that will
allow or other branches and itself to maintain power while not overextending their power over
the people. To be able to regulate that power that they hold and use it to better the U.S.

The requirements to join the House of Representatives are as follows. The representative
must be twenty five years old and must also have been a U.S. citizen for a minimum of seven
years prior to election. ALso they must be living in the state that they were elected from. The
requirements to become a Senator are as follows. The person must be thirty years old and must
have been a citizen of the U.S. for no less than nine years prior. They must also be living in the
state that they were elected from. The House of Representatives are elected by the people from
multiple states. They are composed of members chosen every other year. The Electors in each
State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the
State Legislature. The number of representatives for each state is determined by population. For
every thirty thousand people the state had they get one representative. Each state is required to
have a minimum of one representative. The Senate was to be composed of two Senators from
each state were to be in office for six years. Once the elections for the senators take place and all
is said and done the Senators are divided into six classes. The first class are the first people that
are kicked off and they are replaced with the expiration of the second Year, of the second Class
at the Expiration of the fourth Year, and of the third Class at the Expiration of the sixth Year.
This is done so that ⅓ of the senate is changed every other year and it allows for new ideas and
views to be show up in the senate.

The Clause mentioned says that congress had the power to make laws necessary for the
execution of power for other branches of the government. I interpret this as saying that congress
is able to control how much power each branch is able to gain. This also means that congress is
constantly regulating the power of the other branches and itself.

In article II the Executive branch is created. The people of the state elect the president by
voting using ballots. The requirements to be elected as president are as follows. The only people
eligible for the position of president are those that have 35 years of age. Also having to be a U.S.
citizen for fourteen years prior. The President has many powers, they are the Commander in
Chief of the Army and Navy and he has the power to grant pardons for offences against the U.S.
except in cases of impeachment. He also has the powers to make treaties as long as he as the
consent of ⅔ of senate and he shall appoint ambassadors, public ministers, consuls, judges of the
supreme court and all other offices.
Article III creates the Judicial Branch. The Judicial Branch is one supreme Court, and
many smaller courts. This branch was made to try any person that was accused of breaking the
laws that were established. With the supreme court handling the biggest cases and the more
minor ones dealing with the smaller crimes. With almost all cases except those that involved the
impeachment of someone a jury is required the trial must be held in the same state that the crime
happened.

The main purpose for the creation of this branch is to deal with matters concerning the
breaking of laws. Whether it be something as miniscule as a disagreement between two people or
cases relating to an ambassador. The supreme court also has the power to declare the punishment
of treason. With all cases that involve people in powerful positions of political power like
ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls the Supreme Court shall have original
Jurisdiction.

The President is able to nominate anyone he believes that will make a good fit for the
supreme court. The supreme court must approve this nomination with at least a ⅔ consensus
from them. Afterwards the president is able to appoint the person nominated to this position of
power.

Congress is able to propose new amendments as long as ⅔ of both houses come to this
consensus. Also ⅔ of multiple of the states are able to call forth a convention to be able to
propose new amendments. They are able to propose and pass these amendments as long as they
do not affect or interfere with clauses one and four in section nine that were made before 1808.
They also cannot take away a state’s ability to be equalling involved in political votes.

I believe that the frames of the constitution had intended this to be a quite difficult
process. hHe reason being that with the many conferences that were held to create the
constitution in the first place they had a vague idea of the importance of equal say for each state
and realized that for most people to be happy they needed to put in place a system that allowed
for dilerbation and critical thought from multiple people. They did not want to have to deal with
another rebellion after they had already fought a war for the ability to run their government how
they wanted to.

The amendments created are used as basic rights that each u.s. citizen is entitled to no
matter the circumstance. It also allows the people to be able to protect themselves and be able to
defend themselves of the government ever gains too much power. Meanwhile stating that the
rights of the people will be always be protected as long as this these amendments exist.

The creation of the amendments shows that many people did not believe that this new
government that had just been thrown together in the matter of a few years would not be able to
work. Most likely thinking that at least one part of the government would become power hungry
and try to take over the other branches. These amendments gave an ease of mind to many of the
citizens. They had also thought that this new government would just fall apart and it would lead
to absolute chaos between the states.

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