United States and China Constitution

The Constitution is the highest law in the United States. The Constitution also provides the framework for the government of the United States. It creates things like the Presidency, the Congress, and the Supreme Court. Over time, more rights are added on which is also known as amendments. By listing these rights it is illegal for the government to violate those rights. As of today the United States has 27 amendments. The first ten are special because it's called the Bill of Rights. It guarantees individuals with civil rights. The Constitution was written in 1787 by the Framers. They were meeting at Philadelphia to come up with a new way of running the country. People including James Madison, Ben Franklin, and George Washington were there. There are 7 articles in the Constitution. The first three articles show the separation of powers and the four through six describe the rights and responsibilities of state government. Today to make an amendment, it needs to be pass through the Congress, on a two-thirds vote and then it goes to the states, and if three-quarters of the states pass the amendment, it is considered a part of the Constitution. All the amendments are important because it gives people many rights. The first amendment (freedom speech), 13th (abolished slavery), 14^th (make slaves part of the constitution), 15^th (any race can vote).  

The Constitution of the People's Republic of China was adopted by the 5th National People's Congress on December 4, 1982. It has been revised many times. The Constitution has five sections which are the preamble, general principles, fundamental rights and duties of citizens, structure of the state, the national flag and the emblems of the state. There are a total of 138 articles. The state Constitution provides a legal source for the changes in China's social and economic institutions and revises government structure. It creates a unitary multi-national state The Constitution places its main priority on development and the contributions of non-party groups that can play a central role in modernization. The Constitution also guarantees the freedom of religious worship as well as the "freedom not to believe in any religion".

The two Constitutions are similar because it is written to help the people. People want to have a voice and the Constitutions gave them a chance. Overtime the Constitutions can be change by adding or removing something because China’s Constitution was changed a few times and the United States Constitution added more amendments over times. 

Amy Zhang    G-Band