CONSTITUTION ASSIGNMENT

Nick Serino
U.S Government H.
Period 5

In the constitution, Article 1 begins to describe the separation of powers in

the legislature and how to establish their functionality. The article is broken
down into sections to specify the branches of legislature and their duties. To be a
member of the House of Representatives, one must be of at least 25 years of age. To
be a part of Congress or The Senate, you must be at least 30 years of age. This
makes me feel secure in who is being elected to run our legislature. If the age
limit is high, that means the job requires lots of political experience to be had.
Growing and seeing a society�s needs change around you is excellent experience to
correctly run a legislature. If the age standard was set too low, we�d have people
inexperienced attempting to be head of our government, when there is still much to
learn. The current age standard allows security in where the people will know that
the political heads (should) know what they are bringing to the table and to
properly balance a nation.

Stated in Article 1 Section 6, no one member of congress is able to hold any

other position of government while in that position. This allows a full focus on
the necessities of running a successful congress, without other jobs distracting
from what should be focused on. Knowing that the congress is at full attention when
it comes to its own issues will allow for more efficient decision making. Also
stated in Article 1 Section 9, this prohibits congress from holding too much power.
This restricts congress of being able to place favors of one state over another.
Allowing there to be a restriction of laws is securing in knowing that in a state
to state debate, congress cannot set a law to preference one state over another.

Article 2 begins to depict the second of the branches of government, the

executive. This is what the presidential powers are held under. In Section 1, it
states to run for president, you must be 35 years of age. This is assuring in
knowing the person eligible for presidency has had many years to become politically
inclined, and of witnessing multiple other presidencies to rightfully understand
right from wrong. In Section 4 of the article, it discusses the process of
impeachment. Impeachment allows the surety that the nation cannot be thrown under a
dictatorship. Impeachment is the process of removing a president from their
position due to their potential destruction to the nation. Knowing that a president
is in no way a permanent position and must work under society�s terms is a very
reliant and secure system.

Article 3 describes the terms of the final branch, the judicial. The judicial
branch is head of the supreme court. The supreme court is what serves the good and
bad behaviors of the nation, so it is important that this article is correctly
stated. However, of all the articles, Article 3 is the shortest (having only 3
sections), though what almost seems to be the most important. Section 2 presents
that all trials are to have a fair trial by jury in criminal court. This correctly
can allow for a fair and speedy trial like stated in the 6th amendment.

Article 4, in section 1, allows the system of civilian documentation to be enforced

within every state. This meaning that a couple married in one state may travel to
another and still be considered married, or if a criminal commits a crime in one
state, their justice may still be served in another. This is securing in knowing
that a felon cannot runaway to a separate state and be considered free. In Section
2 of Article 4, this presents equality to all citizens of a state. It clearly
states that all citizens are to be treated fairly when dealing with a criminal
justice as well. However, I currently feel this system is not to the standard that
the writers of the constitution founded it upon. There has been debates in the
supreme court over this matter in present day. Both Gall v. United States and
United States v. Booker cases have argued that there is bias when it comes to
justices served by the supreme court. In result of these cases, discretion has been
put in place over federal judges in judicial cases. I find it unfair that 2 people
committing the same crime can find themselves sentenced to higher or more
insignificant charges.

Article 5 has no sections but one. It simply states that changing the constitution
must go through a lengthy process through all sections of the legislature. There is
also a time limit in the process of 7 years before a new bill is to be passed, so
it allows a legislature to fully comprehend the bill before putting it into effect.
Article 6, being without any sections as well, solidifies that this document is to
be supreme law of the nation. It also states that all representatives of this
constitution in government must take an oath to enforce and stand by the law of the
land. Acknowledging that all officers swear to enforce the constitution gives
affirmation that all representatives will all similarly administer the correct laws
to what will better our community.

Article 7 deals with the national acceptance of the constitution throughout

the nation. In 1787, when the constitution was written, there were originally 13
states. 9 of the 13 states had to accept the terms presented by the constitution to
be put into effect. When the correct amount of states ratified the constitution, it
immediately began getting enforced by our government. This leads us into today. We
still stand by and apply the laws written by the writers of the constitution to our
nation. I think this provides a steady society in which we live in, and am glad a
system was correctly set to our country to provide justice and tranquility, as
stated in the preamble of the constitution. I believe the essential goal of the
constitution is relatively in place, with some exceptions. However, I do believe it
is still the strongest document written, and to be in place for over 200 years
validates it as an important document.