Analysis of the Constitution
The U.S. Constitution enshrines both institutional powers and the Bill of Rights. As far as institutional powers in the constitution are concerned, I personally like the Congressional power contained in the Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) adopted on July 9, 1868 as a reaction to slave matters emanating from the American Civil War. This amendment addresses Americans’ right to citizenship and equal safeguard of the law. Just like the Bill of Rights, this amendment takes care of the wellbeing of the ordinary American by limiting the actions of the states and local officers, and the powers of those acting on behalf ...