U.S. Constitution

Title: U.S. Constitution
Category: History | Words: 1128 | Pages: 4.8 (approximately 235 words/page)

U.S. Constitution

The US constitution was written in 1787 after 13 former British colonies had declared independence and modeled themselves into a confederation of states (1776). Individual states held almost all the power in this system and the confederation was very loosely grouped together. By 1787 this confederation was restructured again into a planned system of joint central and state government under the first written constitution. This constitution of the United States was constructed by a powerful and wealthy group of …showed first 75 words of 1128 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 1128 total…of flexibility taken from it over the years has served to prolong it as a viable document and it is this level of implied flexibility that will preserve it and allow it to adapt for modern life and any future eventualities. The American constitution was the first written constitution and contains the first Bill of Rights for a citizen. For these reasons it is tremendously important and its success is testament to its writer's vision.

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