The Constitution of the United States Henry De corse U.S. History October 2, 2015

The Constitution We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Who wrote the Constitution Thomas Jefferson Thomas Paine James Madison John Adams

The Constitution’s Key Elements The Constitution sets out the basic principles upon which government in the United States was built. The Constitution is a brief document. The Constitution is organized into eight sections: The Preamble and 7 articles. The original document is followed by 27 Amendments. 10 slides identifying key elements and persons of interest with the development of the Constitution and its meaning to Americans today.

Person’s of Interest Alexander Hamilton, both a state representative from New York, as well a member of the Federalist Party, has been credited with the initial ideology expressed in the Constitution: The practices proposed in his Federalist Papers.

Articles of the Constitution Article 1. Article of the Constitution that defines the Legislative Branch, it's powers, members, and workings. Article 2. Article of the Constitution that defines the Executive Branch, it's powers, duties, and means of removal. Article 3. Article of the Constitution that sets up the Judicial Branch and defines treason.

Articles of the Constitution Article 4. Article of the Constitution that regulates the states' powers, and their interaction with the National government. Article 5. Article of the Constitution that sets up the amendment process. Article 6. Article of the Constitution that sets the status of the Constitution as the supreme law of the land, to which leaders must be loyal.

Articles of the Constitution Article 7. Article of the Constitution that addresses ratification and declares that the constitution should take affect if 9 out of 13 states ratify.

What the Constitution means today That "all men are created equal" means that they are equally endowed with unalienable rights. Nature does not single out who is to govern and who is to be governed; there is no divine right of kings. Nor are rights a matter of legal privilege or the benevolence of some ruling class. Fundamental rights exist by nature, prior to government and conventional laws. It is because these individual rights are left unsecured that governments are instituted among men. Consent is the means by which equality is made politically operable and whereby arbitrary power is thwarted. The natural standard for judging if a government is legitimate is whether that government rests on the consent of the governed. Any political powers not derived from the consent of the governed are, by the laws of nature, illegitimate and hence unjust

Conclusion The Constitution of the United States was written for the people and by the people. The document is the single most important document aside from the Declaration of Independence. It has survived for two centuries and has been used as a guide for American life & is also identified as Law for politics in that it sets its limits. There are many Interpretations of the U.S. Constitution, but knowing it has helps the American People has me believing that it will be used for Centuries to come.

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