Philosophy of American Constitution
...e laws of nature for their own personal gain. Thomas Jefferson didn’t mean all men were created equal in the literal since. What he meant when he said that was no one can claim to be superior and try to control the rights of others. The Constitution was planned to provide for a limited government so political power would not be abused. When creating it great thought went into the Constitution so that it would not be a threat to freedom. The best idea they had was to separate the power into three separate branches the Legislative, Executive, and the Judicial. Each branch has power over the other two branches in some way. The judicial branch has power over the executive by declaring an executive action unlawful because it’s not confirmed by legislation. The executive branch has power over the judicial branch because it nominates the judges and can pardon those who are convicted in court. The legislative branch has power over the executive branch because congress can impeach and remove the President and may override a presidential veto. The Executive branch controls the legislative branch by vetoing acts of congress and recommend legislation. The legislative branch can impeach and remove any federal judge and confirms judicial nominees. And the judicial branch can declare acts of congress unconstitutional. This system is called checks and balances and is used as a barrier to avoid abuses of power. I think the same ideas apply to the Texas Constitution as to the United States Constitution. They both focus on the rights of the people and making sure that one branch of the state government doesn’t get power crazy. Because they already know that people are not perfect they arranged the Texas Constitution to be corrected by amendments just like its big brother. They both have 3 branches of government Judicial, Executive and Legislative. Evidently the same thinking went into the Texas Constitution, as did the United States Constitution. Political culture is very big in America and we believe very strongly in it. These are the things that make us Americans. They are Liberty, which lets us be act and think as we choose because we are free. Self-government, we elect the people that represent us so we control ourselves. Equality, all people have moral worth and fair treatment under the law. Individualism, we can survive on our own and be self-sufficient with material accumulation ever present. Diversity, everyone’s i...