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An 8 page paper discussing the shortcomings of a constitution alone in guiding the direction of a nation. The paper is based on Anthony DeJasy's observation of a constitution as a "chastity belt" for government, for which government holds the key. The paper concludes that the Constitution we have would suffice nicely in achieving the Framers' intent, but only with a shift in the present power structure of the federal government. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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8 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KSpubPolCons.rtf
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constitution-as-chastity-belt in many respects is an accurate observation, as is DeJasys extension that the problem is that government holds the key to the belt. It was the intent of
the Framers of the Constitution that government should not be oppressive and that the people always had representation within it. While that situation nominally persists, in practical application it
often appears that the people can have very little actual effect. The purpose here is to assess and answer the question, "would any written constitution, by itself, overcome DeJasys
critique of constitutionalism?" The answer that will be supported is yes, but with great constraint and conditions attached to it. One of the reasons that the Constitution of
the United States has persisted throughout the countrys history is that it was narrow enough to guide decisions, but broad enough that it did not become outdated with the passage
of time and advent of the technological age. Background of the Current Constitution Much understanding of the Framers intent can be surmised by
reviewing the course of events preceding Framers efforts to set forth guidelines by which the new nation would govern itself. Attempts to reason with George III had failed; attempts
to negotiate with governmental powers ultimately ended in the form of the Revolutionary War in which the colonies won their independence from the British crown.
Devising a method by which abuse of power would be difficult - if not impossible - was not an easy task, but the Framers developed a framework within
which each branch of government would be accountable to others, as well as the people of the country (Jones, 1994). The relationships between the three branches of government have
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