Monday, January 11, 2016

In what ways did the Constitution seek to control the popular will and ensure order?

The primary way in which the Constitution controls popular will and ensures order is through the electoral process. The election of representatives at all levels of the government is the center of popular will. For instance, the presidential election is held through the Electoral College. The Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution clarified the Electoral process from Article 2 of the Preamble. The Constitution also provides ways to enhance, not necessarily control, the popular will with the Fifteenth and Nineteenth Amendments, which gave voting rights to women and minorities.
The Constitution also attempts to ensure order through clearly defining the transition of power. The Twentieth Amendment identifies the days and times in which the president, vice president, and congresspeople shall assume their roles in the government. Moreover, it outlines the process of a vacancy in the presidency.
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