The United States of America Constitution
The Preamble:
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.
The Preamble is the begining of the United States Constitution. It says on how we as a Union need to all work together to make sure things are fair, to make sure there is peace. To provide a military and make sure everybody is doing well. To make sure there is freedom not only now but for generations to come.
The Preamble is the begining of the United States Constitution. It says on how we as a Union need to all work together to make sure things are fair, to make sure there is peace. To provide a military and make sure everybody is doing well. To make sure there is freedom not only now but for generations to come.
Father of the Constitution
The father of the Constitution is James Madison, he is the father because he attended to every day of the convention and during the whole thing he was writing very detailed notes when it was all happening. He also had a big part in the ratification of the constitution, and writing the Federalist essays.
He was born in March on the 16 of 1751, in Virginia, after helping to wright the Constitution the Federalist papers and sponsored the Bill of Rights he became the forth president of the United States.
He was born in March on the 16 of 1751, in Virginia, after helping to wright the Constitution the Federalist papers and sponsored the Bill of Rights he became the forth president of the United States.
Facts About How Many Signed Who Signed ect.
39 people officaly signed the United States Constitution. There were 55 delegaets but really only 42 attended most of the meetings, but onlty 39 of the 55 delegates signed it.
Here is all who signed it, there are people from all over the first 13 states because there were delegates that all met in one room and over a long period of time came up with the United States Constitution, but again not everybody signed it.
1 George Washington Virginia, 2 George Read Delaware, 3 Gunning Bedford, Jr. Delaware, 4 John Dickinson* Delaware, 5 Richard Bassett Delaware, 6 Jacob Broom Delaware, 7 James McHenry Maryland, 8 Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Maryland, 9 Daniel Carroll* Maryland, 10 John Blair Virginia, 11 James Madison, Jr. Virginia, 12 William Blount North Carolina, 13 Richard Dobbs Spaight North Carolina, 14 Hugh Williamson North Carolina, 15 John Rutledge South Carolina, 16 Charles Cotesworth Pinckney South Carolina, 17 Charles Pinckney South Carolina, 18 Pierce Butler South Carolina, 19 William Few Georgia, 20 Abraham Baldwin Georgia, 21 John Langdon New Hampshire, 22 Nicholas Gilman New Hampshire, 23 Nathaniel Gorham Massachusetts, 24 Rufus King Massachusetts, 25 William Samuel Johnson Connecticut, 26 Roger Sherman* Connecticut, 27 Alexander Hamilton New York, 28 William Livingston New Jersey, 29 David Brearley New Jersey, 30 William Paterson New Jersey, 31 Jonathan Dayton New Jersey, 32 Benjamin Franklin Pennsylvania, 33 Thomas Mifflin Pennsylvania, 34 Robert Morris* Pennsylvania, 35 George Clymer Pennsylvania, 36 Thomas FitzSimons Pennsylvania, 37 Jared Ingersoll Pennsylvania, 38 James Wilson Pennsylvania, 39 Gouverneur Morris* Pennsylvania, 40 William Jackson –
Here is all who signed it, there are people from all over the first 13 states because there were delegates that all met in one room and over a long period of time came up with the United States Constitution, but again not everybody signed it.
1 George Washington Virginia, 2 George Read Delaware, 3 Gunning Bedford, Jr. Delaware, 4 John Dickinson* Delaware, 5 Richard Bassett Delaware, 6 Jacob Broom Delaware, 7 James McHenry Maryland, 8 Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Maryland, 9 Daniel Carroll* Maryland, 10 John Blair Virginia, 11 James Madison, Jr. Virginia, 12 William Blount North Carolina, 13 Richard Dobbs Spaight North Carolina, 14 Hugh Williamson North Carolina, 15 John Rutledge South Carolina, 16 Charles Cotesworth Pinckney South Carolina, 17 Charles Pinckney South Carolina, 18 Pierce Butler South Carolina, 19 William Few Georgia, 20 Abraham Baldwin Georgia, 21 John Langdon New Hampshire, 22 Nicholas Gilman New Hampshire, 23 Nathaniel Gorham Massachusetts, 24 Rufus King Massachusetts, 25 William Samuel Johnson Connecticut, 26 Roger Sherman* Connecticut, 27 Alexander Hamilton New York, 28 William Livingston New Jersey, 29 David Brearley New Jersey, 30 William Paterson New Jersey, 31 Jonathan Dayton New Jersey, 32 Benjamin Franklin Pennsylvania, 33 Thomas Mifflin Pennsylvania, 34 Robert Morris* Pennsylvania, 35 George Clymer Pennsylvania, 36 Thomas FitzSimons Pennsylvania, 37 Jared Ingersoll Pennsylvania, 38 James Wilson Pennsylvania, 39 Gouverneur Morris* Pennsylvania, 40 William Jackson –
Where was the Whole Thing Going On?
The Delegates who made the Constitution were finally in agreement om September 17, 1787. They then sent started to ask the other states how they felt about the Constitution. The first agreement was in Deleware on December 7, 1787. The final state to agree on the Constitution. Rhode Island refected the Constitution in March of 1788, but called a ratifying convention in 1790 as specified by the Constitutional Convention. So the final state to ratifiy the Constitution was Rhode Island on May 29, 1790.
Where?
The Constitution was singed by the delegates in Philadelphia, Pennsylviana , in the House of Independence.
Where?
The Constitution was singed by the delegates in Philadelphia, Pennsylviana , in the House of Independence.
The Three Branches of Government all have to work together to make this nation we are in now. It is like a stool. If one leg broke the whole thing would fall down. If one was stronger (or bigger) than the others they would wobble and not stay up right. All the legs need to be the same hight and strength to be able to hold the United States of America up-right.
Checks and Balances
With checks and balances, each of the three branches of government can limit the powers of the others. This way, no one branch becomes too powerful. Each branch “checks” the power of the other branches to make sure that the power is balanced between them.
First, the legislative branch makes and votes on a bill. The bill then goes to the executive branch, where the President decides whether he thinks the bill is good for the country. If so, he signs the bill, and it becomes a law. If the President does not believe the bill is good for the country, he does not sign it. This is called a veto. But the legislative branch gets another chance. With enough votes, the legislative branch can override the President's veto, and the bill becomes a law.
Once a law is in place, the people of the country can test it through the court system, which is under the control of the judicial branch. If someone believes a law is unfair, a lawsuit can be filed. Lawyers then make arguments for and against the case, and a judge decides which side is the most convincing out of the arguments. The side that loses can choose to appeal to a higher court, and may eventually reach the highest court of all, the Supreme Court.
If the legislative branch does not agree with the way in which the judicial branch has interpreted the law, they can introduce a new piece of legislation, and it all starts all over again.
First, the legislative branch makes and votes on a bill. The bill then goes to the executive branch, where the President decides whether he thinks the bill is good for the country. If so, he signs the bill, and it becomes a law. If the President does not believe the bill is good for the country, he does not sign it. This is called a veto. But the legislative branch gets another chance. With enough votes, the legislative branch can override the President's veto, and the bill becomes a law.
Once a law is in place, the people of the country can test it through the court system, which is under the control of the judicial branch. If someone believes a law is unfair, a lawsuit can be filed. Lawyers then make arguments for and against the case, and a judge decides which side is the most convincing out of the arguments. The side that loses can choose to appeal to a higher court, and may eventually reach the highest court of all, the Supreme Court.
If the legislative branch does not agree with the way in which the judicial branch has interpreted the law, they can introduce a new piece of legislation, and it all starts all over again.
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights tells everyones freedoms and what they have as an American citizen. It lists all the Amendments.
How many Amendments Are There
There are 27 Admendments. They are each a law that are on the Bill of Rights. It says what someone/something has to do.
Amendment Number 20
1. The terms of the President and Vice President will end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which these terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin.
2. The Congress will assemble at least once in every year, and a meeting shall begin at noon on the 3d day of January, unless they will by law appoint a different day.
3. If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President elect will have died, the Vice President elect willl become President. If a President will not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect would have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect will act as President until a President shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President elect nor a Vice President elect will have qualified, declaring who will then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act will be selected, and such person will act accordingly until a President or Vice President will have qualified.
4. The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the House of Representatives may choose a President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them, and for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the Senate may choose a Vice President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them.
5. Sections 1 and 2 shall take effect on the 15th day of October following the ratification of this article.
6. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission.
2. The Congress will assemble at least once in every year, and a meeting shall begin at noon on the 3d day of January, unless they will by law appoint a different day.
3. If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President elect will have died, the Vice President elect willl become President. If a President will not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect would have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect will act as President until a President shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President elect nor a Vice President elect will have qualified, declaring who will then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act will be selected, and such person will act accordingly until a President or Vice President will have qualified.
4. The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the House of Representatives may choose a President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them, and for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the Senate may choose a Vice President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them.
5. Sections 1 and 2 shall take effect on the 15th day of October following the ratification of this article.
6. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission.