The Constitution, as the founding document of the United States, was designed to separate and restrict government powers. The philosophy behind its structure was based on Enlightenment thinking, which promulgated that individuals have rights that they are free to exercise, as long as one's rights do not infringe upon another's.
The question should read "How does the Constitution deal with any current event/issue?" One that comes to mind is Heller v. District of Columbia, in which the Supreme Court ruled that an individual possesses the right to possess firearms, and that the District cannot require that a firearm be made nonfunctional when stored in the home, as this violates the Second Amendment. Heller has become a "test case;" other cities or states that have laws restricting or eliminating possession of firearms will, most likely, be brought to court and the law nullified, due to the Heller case.
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