what are some ways that the Constitution applies to our every day lives??

Question

i have a ptroject due in a week and i cannot figure out what they are saying

Answer 1

There are several ways our Constitution applies to our everyday lives.

For starters, we are able to access freedom of the press in the morning over a nice warm cup of coffee, reading the newspaper that is not biased based on what our politicians want us to believe.

We are also able to say how we feel, even if that means speaking out against the government. In Cuba, if you were to speak out agains Fidel Castro (the dictator of Cuba), you have the chance of being killed. Americans don't have to worry about the government torturing them despite their views.

Another example of applying the Constitution in our everyday lives would be to look at religion. There are thousands of different churches, synagogues, and temples around the nation. People are free to worship, pray, and believe how and when they choose. Even if that means they choose not to do anything! In some countries, not attending the national church can reap some very negative outcomes!

Good luck with your paper... these are just some of the many ways that the United States Constitution is used in our daily lives.

Answer 2

For example, the Constitution lets you practice whatever religion you like, express your feelings freely and associate with whomever you choose. It also protects you from discrimination, allows you to vote if you're 18 or over and a citizen, plus grants you a lot of other privileges. It's not true that people in other countries don't have these rights, but in the U.S., we have a document that chronicles all these rights.

In your everyday life, you can tell your teacher that you don't like a project he or she has given you and you're entitled to do that because of the Constitution's free speech amendment. However, saying something like that isn't necessarily a great idea!

Answer 3

Our Constitution affects our everyday lives, not only in the manner in which it is enforced, but also in the manner in which it is violated.

For example, Article 1, Section 10 says that no State shall make any thing other than gold and silver a "tender" (means of payment) in payment of any debts. This means, among other things, that teachers in Government schools should be paid in gold and silver. Yet Congress has created the Federal Reserve Bank, a private corporation, which generates the money that the Treasury prints, and has declared these "Federal Reserve Notes" to be "legal tender for all debts, public and private".

Article 1, Section 1 says that ALL legislative powers [of the Federal Government] shall be vested in a Congress... This means that it is only Congress which is allowed to make laws. Yet our current President, when he signs bills emanating from Congress, issues "signing statements" which "interpret" the provisions of those bills to the point that he decides which parts of the bills he will enforce, and which he will ignore. In other words, the President is altering the provisions of bills emanating from the Congress and taking legislative powers upon himself.

Answer 4

this country has its problems,but take a good look overseas.your freedom of speech is one your ability to worship God or anything else and you are able to determine why,when and how you will spend your future.you reserve the right to bear arms should anyone try to violate your rights.these are just a few examples of our constitutional rights i personally would not ever wanna live any where else.