_For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
_For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
_For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:
_For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
_He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people." (These actions against the colonists have pushed them to retaliate and break away from British rule.) “We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends." (This shows the emotion of the colonists and there raw anger and tiredness of British rule. This also shows how they finally had enough and how they band together to form a unified country free from nobility and harsh ruling.) The Constitution on the other hand is setting for the plans for a new type of government that yields considerable power; contrasting the wishes of the early republicans. " (Article 1 Section 1) All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives." (This establishes the first of the three branches of the government, the Legislature.) "(Article 2 Section 1) The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States ofAmerica. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice-President chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows." (This passage establishes the office of the President and the Vice-President, and sets their terms to be four years. This is the Presidents are elected by the Electoral College, whereby each state has one vote for each member of Congress. Certain minimum requirements are established again, such as a 35-year minimum age. Presidents must also be a natural- born citizen of the United States. The President is to be paid a salary, which cannot change, up or down, as long as he in is office. This a new form of goverment that differed from British rule. " (Article 3 Sction 1) The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordainand establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behavior, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services a Compensation which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office." (This is the last of the three branches of government, the Judiciary. It establishes the Supreme Court, the highest court in the United States. It also sets the terms of judges, of both the Supreme Court and lower courts: that they serve as long as they are on "good behavior," which usually means for life.) All three branches show the goveremnt and how the created a new, fresh, unified system.
The philosophy throughout the Constitution is that of which adheres much more strictly to organized and structured government. " (section 2 Article 1)The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States." (This brings in new members and allows the government to be structured and innovative). "(section 2 Article 1) No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen." ( This is a rule that promotes aged knowledge and more structure because of the criteria that must be followed). The Declaration of Independence is a rather straightforward outcry against British tyranny and the necessity of an independent union of states, the United States. "That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness." (This is a direct passage from the DOI that translates; When a government is taking away the rights of citizens and is not doing that the people want, then the citizens have the right to change or replace the government. I believe that this clearly states that the colonists will change the government if it is unfair and unjust; such as how the British were.)
The Declaration of Independence was written to Great Britain on July 4, 1776 to notify the monarchy that the United States of America was no longer a British colony. Instead, the USA was now its own country with its own government. The Declaration of Independence listed reasons why the USA decided to sever its ties to the British crown. The Declaration was composed during a meeting in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania State House."The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world." (This shows one of the reasons why the USA decided to ended ties with the British) The US Constitution was signed in 1787 at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, PA. The Constitution outlined the most important government laws and citizen rights, creating a strong, centralized government. The Constitution was submitted to the states for their approval and after the vote, the United States Federal Government came into existence. The Constitution established our government as it exists today. "(Article I section 10) No titles of nobility." (This shows the unity of the people and the equality throughout our country.) “(Amendment 1) freedom of speech/ press or the right to petition the government," (This is an example of one of the citizens rights.) While the Constitution may be take priority as the official "law of the land," the Declaration of Independence remains one of the most respected and sought after landmarks of the United States, even to this day.
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