Money is extremely important for the success of many businesses and organizations including the United States government. For this reason, the government is forced to tax the citizens to maintain its cash flow allowing the continued operation of many government funded organizations and projects, such as public education, health services, and public safety. The government […]
The Electoral College was created as a part of the Constitution in 1787. The original Electoral College process is laid out within Article II, Section 1, where each state was given a number of electors based of off the number of Senators (2) and Representatives (varied depending on each state’s census) that each state had. […]
From the very start of the United States formation, the Found Fathers wanted to establish an active and democratic government. This was the entire purpose of the Bill of Rights and the Constitution, and the Fathers created many clauses and laws to ensure the success of the newly established nation. However, there is nothing in […]
Taxing the citizen’s income is extremely important for government funding, and the government would not be able to function without the aid from this taxation. Although people may hate having money taken away because of taxes, there is no denying the importance of doing such. The federal government is allowed to tax personal incomes by […]
Alongside freedom of speech, freedom of religion is one of the main attraction for the United States. Religion has major influence on many people’s lives, and there are many different religions all over the world. However, some countries try to restrict this freedom to one single religion. The United States’ first amendment grants the religious […]
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or the press; or the right of the people peaceable to assemble, and to petition the government of a redress or grievances”, reads the first amendment of the United States Constitution. The freedom […]
The second amendment is a part of the Bill of Rights, so it had been a part of the Constitution since the beginning of the nation. The amendment states, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be […]
The amendments are extremely important to American citizens and are the main guidelines for the way the judicial system operates. Although more amendments can be added and previous amendments can be repealed, it is a very long process that rarely happens. The last amendment to be ratified is the 27th amendment which became effective 1992 […]