US Constitution & Constitution of Bolivarian (Republic of Venezuela) similar?

       In the united states, we have varies principles in which every individual has. Documents such as the United States Constitution provide away to protect one's rights and their independence.  A lot of countries have a certain types of constitutions like Venezuela. Venezuela has a certain type of constitution like the Constitution of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The Constitution of Bolivarian Republican of Venezuela was adopted in the 1999 in which replaced 1961 constitution. The former President Hugo Chavez was responsible for establishing the Constitution of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. 
        The United States Constitution and the Constitution of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela both impacted the countries government. The purpose of the United States Constitution was to create a system that American would have a federal government, limits the states power and to protect an individuals rights from an disturbance from the government. The purpose of the Constitution of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela was to "end of reshaping the Republic to establish a democratic,  participatory and self-reliant, multiethnic and multicultural society in a just, federal and decentralized State that embodies the values of freedom, independence, peace, solidarity, the common good, the nation's territorial integrity, comity and the rule of law for this and future generations; guarantees the right to life, work, learning, education, social justice and equality, without discrimination or subordination of any kind..."
      Both documents have the same tenets and values such as an individuals have their rights in which they are protected, you have to be a citizen in the  country to have the ability of voting, slavery is illegal, the president has the right to veto or approve a law, and if the President is unable to serve then the Vice President would be able to serve. The documents showed that the powers are balanced and the people in the countries have certain rights. Overall, this just proves that even though they are two different countries, they have same idea of what is good for their country in order for it to be successful.
      Even though both documents have similar views, however their are some components that are not the same. In the Constitution of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is that there isn't any kind of discrimination towards women meanwhile in the United States Constitution it does not state that women are equal to men which is still occurring in present days. In the Constitution of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the people in Venezuela do not have right of electing their senator. In the United States Constitution,  the people have the ability to elect their senator. Overall, the two countries demonstrates what restrictions the people have in their country.
      In conclusion, every country has some sort of document that provides a regulations for the people. There are some similarities and differences between the tenets but express the same ideas to benefit their country. The United States Constitution and the Constitution of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela are examples of varies similar and different morals in their countries.

~Kayla Ashe

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