Let’s Study The U.S. Constitution – Part 2

The Coach's Team ^ | 5/24/17 | Susan Frickey

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The Constitution was written with the intent that it must endure for ages to come and be adaptable to the various crises of human affairs. Edmund Randolph, one of the five men charged with drafting the document, observed that it was necessary to stick to basic, “essential principles only; lest the operations of government be clogged by rendering those provisions permanent and unalterable.” The Framers knew that principles of liberty remain constant throughout time, so they provided this foundation for altering future law.

Let’s continue our study of the U.S. Constitution with Article I.

Article I, Sec 1 basically set forth the working structure of the republic and established the “rules of the game” so to speak.

Sections 2 through 6 describes legislative duties, powers, and sets up the rules of the Senate and House of Representatives - how each are to be elected and the rules of doing the People’s business. It also lays out the separation of powers and system of “checks and balances”.

Section 7 established that only the House may initiate bills for raising revenue (a huge shortcoming of the Articles of Confederation). Prior to 1913, the States collected revenue and supported the federal government by “apportionments”. The federal level never taxed the people DIRECTLY before that time, but drew revenue largely from tariffs. Before the 16th Amendment was ratified, it was possible that an American could live their entire lives without any direct contact with the federal government because of the built-in buffer of protection provided by the State level of government. The States were considered the “creators” of the federal level, therefore superior to it, and one of their primary purposes was to protect their citizens from federal tyranny.

Section 8, one of the most important parts...

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