Constitution
The constitution of the united states established the national and common laws, and also guaranteed basic rights for citizens. Constitution vagueness is when the American citizens do not understand the laws regulated, prohibited conducts and how punishment is imposed. Vagueness can be seen when the laws or rights have a broad language and is not clearly defined anywhere. Constitutional vagueness can be helpful or a disadvantaged to the people especially in decision making. Vagueness extends into two clauses in the fifth and fourteenth amendments of the constitution(Williams, 2017).
Vague constitutions have the following advantages; it encourages cooperation amongst political leaders. Political leaders work together to determine specific clauses through negotiation to ensure a democratic process. Vague constitution easily adapts to changes, the world is changing rapidly a specific constitution can create problems to social and political circumstances (Maxwell, 2013). Vagueness helps to prevent arbitrary enforcements of the laws; this is the decisions and rules are based on justice the disadvantage of constitutional vagueness it is used to nullify certain criminal laws and judicial decisions in the courts. These happens if the laws are very broad and people do not understand what is prohibited under the law-making decisions to be interpreted by the judges.
An example is in the 25th amendment that states in case a president dies, resigns or removed from the office the vice president shall take the position. The constitution states that vice president takes the position but want its full meaning. Is the vice president be a president with the powers of an elected president, will the vice president be a acting one, will elections be held, or congress will decide? This happened when president William Harrison died and John Tyler took over as the new president. Vagueness in the constitution has led to constitutional issues that confronts the protections of citizens