Constitution nonrepresentative
More than 70 years had gone by between the writing of the Constitution and the 1850's. The U.S.'s landscape had grown dramatically and and the North and South had grown apart. People were truly beginning to divide on the topic of slavery, and The South and the North were in a precarious position, a slight disruption in the States would bring certain War. In 70 years the Constitution became a reason for the breakup of the union due to the many gray area's in key topics, the fact that it wasn't a fully representative document, and that it left out many important topics such as slavery. The Constitution lead lead to the breakup of the Union because it left too many gray area's that caused conflict. In document G, President James Buchanan says that the Southern States are " Justified in revolutionary resistance to the government of the Union." . However he also points out that the Constitution doesn't say whether or not Congress can stop a State from seceding. In document I, president Lincoln shows a gray area. He says the south may " lawfully and peacefully withdraw fr
om the Union," by one interpretation. Yet, because the Constitution is vague in some areas, Lincoln interpreted the Constitution to mean that they do not have the power to secede, "Our states have neither more nor less power, than that reserved to them." As you can see, the Constitution allowed too much to be interpreted. It was so vague that it caused many conflicts, and eventually caused the Union to break up. 70 years after it's writing the Constitution was in many ways obsolete. America was divided in it's thinking and could no longer use the Constitution to settle recent issues. Because the Constitution no longer represented the people and didn't cover important issues, it caused many people to interpret it differently. Thus the Constitution lead to tension and conflict that eventually divided the Union it created. The Constitution was at fault because it failed to address many important issues. For example Document G, shows how the Constitution didn't cover important congressional powers. Buchanan interprets that "no such power has been delegated to cong
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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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