Constitution of the United States
The Constitution of the U.S. is the supreme law of the United States of America. It is regarded as the oldest written and codified national constitution in force. Since the Constitution came into force in 1789, it has been amended 27 times, including one amendment that repealed a previous one.
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The Constitution of the U.S. is the supreme law of the United States of America. It is regarded as the oldest written and codified national constitution in force. Since the Constitution came into force in 1789, it has been amended 27 times, including one amendment that repealed a previous one. The first ten amendments, known collectively as the Bill of Rights, offer specific protections of individual liberty and justice and place restrictions on the powers of government. The majority of the seventeen later amendments expand individual civil rights protections and address issues related to federal authority or modify government processes and procedures. The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was the first constitution. It was drafted by the Second Continental Congress from mid-1776 through late 1777, and ratification by all 13 states was completed by early 1781. The Constitution is the first permanent constitution of its kind, it is interpreted, supplemented, and implemented by a large body of federal constitutional law, and has influenced the constitutions of other nations. The Constitution has remained in force because its framers wisely separated and balanced governmental powers to safeguard the interests of majority rule and minority rights, of liberty and equality, and of the federal and state governments. It is the only constitution in the world that gives the federal government the power to veto state and local laws, as well as the power of the states to veto federal laws, and the right of the people to sue for damages if they think they are being unfairly treated by the government.
It also provides the framework for the federal courts to rule on issues such as abortion, same-sex marriage, and equal rights for women and gay people, among other issues. It provides the basis for the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which protects the rights of Americans to equal access to the ballot box and to the right to a voice on issues that affect the rights and liberties of all Americans. It gives the Supreme court the power in deciding whether or not to strike down an act of Congress that violates the Constitution, or to strike it down in a vote by a majority of two-thirds of the members of the House of Representatives, or by a unanimous vote of both houses of Congress. The Supreme Court also has the authority to issue new laws, including those that would require the approval of the 13th and 14th Congresses to ratify the Constitution. The U. S. Congress has the power over the federal budget, but it has no power to impose new laws on the states or to enforce existing ones. It can only act to protect the Constitution by issuing new laws that the 13 states can ratify, and it can only do so by unanimous consent of all the states. It has no authority to impose laws that affect only the states, and can only enforce existing laws that apply to the states only if the states agree to them. In the 1780s, the Continental Congress could print money but it was worthless. It could borrow money, but couldn’t pay it back. It had little ability to defend its sovereignty. By 1786, theUnited States would default on outstanding debts.
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