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The Constitution of 1787

INTRO //After the Revolutionary War ended, America had to come up with a plan to sustain order in the USA. For this reason, they came up with the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation kept the union together, but it had some flaws and weaknesses. Some of the weakness were that the Articles provided no separation of branches. There was no president or any other independent executive, nor was there a federal judicial branch. Congress, the legislature, was the only branch of government. This is why a document needed to be created.​//

THE CONVENTION OF 1787

Before drafting the constitution, They had to vote on if a new constitution was needed. People gave reasons for not wanting or wanting the constitution. The main focus was if the constitution needed to be written right away, wait a little while longer, or don't write won at all. In the end, the committie chosed to draft the constitution. Alot of states wanted to add their own thing to it and the Bill of Rights. Only some of the things that the people wanted were written into the Constitution. On September 1787, 42 of the 55 delegates only had one thing to do that day, and thta was to sign the Constitution of the United States of America.

Epolouge

It was agreed on that the constitution should be addopted immediately. Most of the delegates signed, even though some really didn't want to sign it.

Facts

George washington was chosen by everyone to be the chairman in the convention.
 * C:James madison, Alexander Hamelton, and John Jay would write Federalist papers to support the constitution, while Patric Henry, Elbridge Gerry, and Geroge Mason organized opposition against the new constitution.
 * V:Constitution- a law determining the fundemental political principals of a government
 * V:There are 27 amendments in the constitution
 * J:From twelve of the thirteen states (not including Rhode Island) met at the Convention,

What is a constitution

A constitution is a set of rules for government that enumerates the powers and functions of a political entity. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is. In the case of countries and autonomous regions of federal countries the term refers specifically to a constitution defining the fundamental political principles, and establishing the structure, procedures, powers and duties, of a goverment

It is broken up into 7 articles. Within the articles are sectioons. The sections contains the laws witten. The main goal of the Constitution and the establishment of the United States was based on protecting all of its citizens from persecution (at the time, mainly religious persecution). Mainly, the Constitution gave the framework for our form of government. It's specific authority to each of the branches of government and to the several states. And it provides for certain protections of civil rights that no majority can summerize or destroy. The constitution was written to put down the laws for the country of the United States of America. The Constitution was to be written because the original organization of the new states under the Articles of Confederation failed to turn the colonies into a one nation. Under te Articles of Confederation the individual states retained their own sovereignty, freedom and independence from each other and more importantly from a federal government. States were free to make their own money, fix their own taxes on imports or exports, and maintain their own militia. There was no president or federal judiciary. There was a need to stop the states from acting in their own self interests rather than in the intersts of the states as a nation. The Articles of Confederation were replaced by the US Constitution, creating "a more perfect union." Even though the prior union was not perfect and there is no such thing as "more perfect."


 * Vincent**:My Favorite ammendment is __Amendment 5__. It states that: //No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.// What makes this ammendment my favorite is that no one can be punished for a capital or serious crime without goinng through the prosses of law. You are innocent untill proven guilty.


 * Jessie**:My favorite ammendment out of the constitution is ammendment three, no soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. This is my favorite because i beleiave on this and i think it is true that unless people have your consent or it is the law soldiers can't stay in your home.


 * Caroline**: My favorite amendment is __Amendment 8__: Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. This is my favorite because it deals with prison and I like to save people from harm which would mean that the evil people could be locked up and not bailed out of prison too many times.

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