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Period5
October30,2014

EnduringimpactofthePreamble
ThemainpurposeofthePreambleistomakeeveryonehappy.Thepasthistoryproves,
thatwomenhavemadegreatimprovementsovertheyears.Thepreambleandconstitutionhave
madealltheserightspossibleforwomen.Eventhoughtheystilldonthavethesamerightsas
men.ThePreambleisstillimpactedtodayandwomensrightsareagoodexampleofit.
WhatisthepurposeofthePreamble
ThePreambleisprettystraightforwardandeasytounderstand.Inmyownwordsthe
Preamblemeansthatthegovernmentisgoingtotrytomakebetterlawsbut,atthesametime
keepeveambleisforittoexplainthemainpointoftheconstitutionbecausetheconstitutionis
solong,theyguessedthatmostpeoplewouldbetoolazytoreadit.Asecondreasonis
becauseitstatesexactlywhattheconstitutionisgoingtotalkabout.So,peopleknowwhatit
isaboutbeforetheytakemoretimetoreadthewholething.
TheoverallmeaningofthePreamble
ThePreamblehasmanydifferentpartsthatallmeansomethingdifferentthatexplain
individualpartsoftheconstitution.ThefirstpartofthePreamble,Wethepeopleofthe
UnitedStates,meansthattheConstitutionisabouteveryone.Thenextpartstates,inorderto
formamoreperfectunion,IthinkthismeanstheyaretryingtomakeabetterAmerica.The
thirdpartis,establishjustice,meaningcreatingajudicialbranchofgovernment.Another
partofthePreamblestates,insuredomestictranquility,meanskeepingpeacewiththestates.
Thenextpartsays,provideforthecommondefense,meansprovidingforthearmy.The

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sixthpartstates,Promotetothegeneralwelfare,meaningtomakesurepeoplehavetheir
basicneeds.Anotherpartis,securetheblessingsoflibertytoourselvesandourposterity,
thismeanskeepingfreedomforallgenerations.Thelastpartstates,toordainandestablish
thisConstitutionfortheUnitedStatesofAmerica.
TheenduringimpactofthePreamble
OnewaythePreamblehasanenduringimpactisWomensrights.Womendonotget
allthesamerightsasmen.Infigure1,itstates,Humanrightsarewomensrightsand
womensrightsarehumanrights.Thismeansthatwomenandmenshouldhavethesame
rightsbecausetheyareallhuman.
Accordingtoinfopleease.com/spot/womensimelinet1t.hmlwomenhavegottenmany
rightsovertheyears.Forexample,onAugust18,1920womengainedtheirfirstright,they
werethenabletovote.Thenin1961,womenwereabletotakepaidmaternityleave,make
specificrecommendationsforimprovement,andhaveaffordablechildcare.Anotherimportant
rightwomenweregivenisthattheywereabletoapplyforhigherpayingjobsthatwereonly
opentomen.Thenextimportantrightwomengainedwastodivorceyourhusbandadntthis
wasgiventothemin1985.Thelastreallyimportantrightwomengainedwasin1978,which
statedthatwomencouldnotbefiredordeniedajobbecausesheisormaybecomepregnant.
Norcanshebeforcedtotakeamaternityleaveifsheiswillingandabletowork.Theserights
areveryimportantinwomenhistory.

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Thegovernmenttriestheirbesttoprotectwomen'srights.Womenareoftennotableto
usepower,resources,information,andotherhumanrights.ThereisaWomensRights
Programthatworkstoimprovewomeninhardtimes,developingmorerightsforwomenand
preparingwomentounderstandandclaimtheirownrights.AlsotheWomensRightsProgram
supportsactivitiesthatstrengthenwomenasparticipantswheninpublicareas.The14th
amendmentstates,Nostateshallmakeorenforceanylawwhichshallabridgetheprivileges
orimmunitiesofcitizensoftheUnitedStatesnorshallanystatedepriveanypersonoflife,
liberty,orproperty,withoutdueprocessoflawnordenytoanypersonwithinitsjurisdiction
theequalprotectionofthelaws.Ibelievethismeansthateveryonenotdependingrace,
gender,orsizeeveryoneshouldhaveallthesamerightsineverystate.Thecourtwill`do
nothingtoprotectwomensrights.
Ifwomenarenotgivenallthesamerightsasmen,therehastobeareasonwhy.
Womenvotingwasalongandslowprocess.Itstartedinthe19thcentury.
Historylearningsite.co.uk/womensrights.htmstatesallthepossiblereasonswhywomenarenot
giventhesamerightsasmen.Hereareafewexamples,thefirstoneisbecausetheydoubted
thatamajorityofwomenwouldhavenodesiretovoteorcareaboutanyotherrights.This
meansthatthegovernmentthoughtthatwomenwouldnotcaresowhyshouldtheygivethem
therightsatall.Anotherreasonisbecauseofwomensuffrage,itwasbasedonequalityof
sexesandtendstobuildupcompetitiverelationswhichwilldestroyrelationships.Thenext
reasonisbecausethephysicalnatureofwomencompetesincompetitionwithmen.Andthe

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onlythingmenhavearetheirrights.Thelastreasonisbecausewomenalreadyhavealotof
sayincommunitiesandareabletohavemembershipatmostlocalauthorities.Womendeal
withhousing,education,careofchildren,andallothermomjobs.So,theyfeellikewomen
alreadyhaveenoughtodealwith.
Conclusion
Womensrightshavebeenmadepossiblebecauseoftheconstitution.Womenhave
gainedmanyrightsinhistory.Suchas,beingabletovote,beingabletohavepaidmaternity
leave,betterandhigherpayingjobs,andcheaperchildcare.Haveyoueverthoughtabout
womenandmensrightsnotbeingequal?
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