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CONTENTS
Introduction to the U.s constitution
An Outline of the Constitution
Articles of the
Constitution
Basic Principles
How amendments may be added to the constitution
References
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CONSTITUTION OF THE USA AND ITS HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
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PAGE ONE OF THE ORIGINAL COPY OF THE CONSTITUTION
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INTRODUCTION TO THE U.S CONSTITUTION
The Constitution was adopted on September 17,
1787, by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, ratified June 21, 1788
The first ten constitutional amendments ratified by three-fourths of the states in 1791 are known as the Bill of Rights.
James Madison was “the father” of the Constitution
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JAMES MADISON “THE FATHER” OF THE CONSTITUTION
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GEORGE WASHINGTON AT CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 1787, SIGNING OF U.S. CONSTITUTION.
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AN OUTLINE OF THE CONSTITUTION
The Constitution sets out the basic principles
upon which government in the United States was built.
The Constitution sets out the basic principles upon which government in the United States was built.
The Constitution is organized into eight sections: the Preamble and seven articles. The original document is followed by 27 amendments.
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ARTICLES OF THE CONSTITUTION
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BASIC PRINCIPLES
The principle of popular sovereignty asserts that the people are
the source of any and all government power, and government can exist only with the consent of the governed.
The principle of limited government states that government is restricted in what it may do, and each individual has rights that government cannot take away.
Separation of powers is the principle in which the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government are three independent and coequal branches of government.
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BASIC PRINCIPLES
Checks and balances is the system that allows the legislative,
executive, and judicial branches to check, or restrain, the actions of one another.
The principle of judicial review consists of the power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a governmental action.
Federalism is a system of government in which the powers of government are divided between a central government and several local governments.
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THE FOUR DIFFERENT WAYS BY WHICH AMENDMENTS MAY BE ADDED TO
THE CONSTITUTION ARE SHOWN HERE: