“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.” (Preamble) The Preamble states the broad purposes the constitution is intended to server-to establish a government that provides for greater cooperation among the …showed first 75 words of 855 total…

…showed last 75 words of 855 total…provide for judicial review in so many words. Yet the Framers clearly meant that the federals courts, especially the Supreme Court, should have the power. Federalism is a political system in which authority is divided between a national government and its political subdivisions. Perhaps you have heard the phrase “less is more.” Although the Framers of the Constitution probably did not have this exact phrase in mind, the amazing document they created reflects its meaning.