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The Rule of Law Mechanism: What You Need to Know

<p class&equals;"normal" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span lang&equals;"EN">Laws aren’t laws if no one respects them&period; If everyone decides that laws&comma; courts&comma; law enforcement&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;newsforpublic&period;com&sol;traffic-safety-top-causes-car-accidents&sol;">traffic rules<&sol;a> and the rest are arbitrary and no longer apply&comma; communities could quickly descend into chaos and anarchy&period; Policing would be largely ineffective and the legal system would begin to crumble&period; But because part of American culture is the rule of law&comma; it is taught in schools from elementary level&comma; shown in popular media and deeply ingrained in our everyday lives&period; Here’s what <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;lawalways&period;com&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;1155cc&semi;">lawalways<&sol;span><&sol;a> thinks you need to know about the Rule of Law Mechanism&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">In the Beginning<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"normal" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span lang&equals;"EN">Before America became the United States of America&comma; there were the 13 colonies&comma; colonists&comma; loyalists&comma; Britain and the American Revolution&period; Many colonists saw a need for government&comma; laws and laws to govern government&period; Enter Thomas Paine&comma; 1776&period; He authored a booklet entitled&comma; Common Sense&comma; which quickly became a common read and garnered lots of supporters&period; One of its main ideals is that law is top dog in America&period; When the Declaration of Independence comes along about six months later&comma; it is constructed as a legal document&period; It includes a statement about jurisdiction&comma; it identifies parties involved&comma; a list of wrongdoings and ways to remedy them&comma; and it even concludes with an oath&period; It’s purpose was to legally separate America from Britain and make way for a separate government and laws&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The Constitution<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"normal" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span lang&equals;"EN">The Constitution is the basis for all law in the United States of America&period; It gives structure to the land’s government by defining <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;house&period;gov&sol;the-house-explained&sol;branches-of-government" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;1155cc&semi;">three branches of government<&sol;span><&sol;a> to create checks and balances to create a more fair and balanced code of laws&period; The Legislative Branch consists of Congress&comma; who openly makes laws&period; The Judicial Branch is the Supreme Court and lesser courts&comma; who interpret the law independently and impartially to resolve issues&period; The Executive Branch is the President&comma; the Cabinet and other agencies&comma; whose job it is to make sure that no one is above the law and to enforce laws consistently&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">We Have Rights<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"normal" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span lang&equals;"EN">According to the Constitution&comma; these laws have their place and so do every individual’s rights&period; Rights are the things that are afforded to citizens just for being citizens&comma; and they are outlined in the Bill of Rights&period; You have the right to speak freely&comma; to bear arms&comma; to due process under the law and a lawyer in court&period; Your rights are protected by the Constitution and keep the government from making certain impositions on its citizens&period; The Rule of Law also ensures your rights&period; That is as long as everyone agrees to honor those laws&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"normal" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span lang&equals;"EN">So the long and short of the Rule of Law in American society is that we have laws to maintain order&period; Law&comma; in essence&comma; is what creates order&period; And it is this acceptance of law by the citizens that allows for the Rule of Law to be a thing&period; If no one respects and honors the laws&comma; law has no rule&period; And one of the main reasons the Rule of Law mechanism works&comma; is because we have found many ways to weave it into the very fabric of American culture&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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Hardik Patel is a Digital Marketing Consultant and professional Blogger. He has 16+ years experience in SEO, SMO, SEM, Online reputation management, Affiliated Marketing and Content Marketing.

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