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Framers And The Constitution

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Introduction
The Constitution is the supreme law of the United States. After the American War of Independence, the 13 colonial territories under the Confederation Ordinance established the first loose central government in the form of a continental conference. On September 17, 1787, the draft constitution was approved by representatives at the American Constituent Assembly in Philadelphia and shortly thereafter by a special meeting of the 13 states owned by the United States. Under the constitution, the United States became a federation of sovereign states and also had a federal government that served the Federation. Since then, the federal system has replaced the more loose confederation based on confederation regulations.The original constitution consists of a preamble and seven main texts. Stipulating that the legislative power belongs to the United States Congress and provides for the composition of the Diet; the executive power belongs to the President of the United States and the measures governing the establishment of the president; the jurisdiction belongs to the Supreme Court of the United States and sets the constitution of the Supreme Court; the interrelationships and obligations of the states; The procedure proposed and adopted by the amendment; the Federal Constitution and the law enacted under the Constitution as the supreme law of the country; and the Constitution enters into force with the approval of the nine …show more content…

But there are also a number of things that the Framers did not take into account in drafting the Constitution that today constitute major elements of the American political/legal system, such as:

1. Political

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