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MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE NEW US GOVERNMENT

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“ ____ We should consider that we are providing a Constitution for future generations, and not merely for the peculiar circumstances of the moment ____ “-James Wilson, Constitutional Convention, 1787The writers of the Constitution best applied this idea by providing for ____
A
an electoral college to select the president
B
due process of law to protect individual civil rights
C
a method for adopting a constitutional amendment
D
the direct election of members of Congress
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The first three words in the Constitution are the most powerful: We the People. They declare that the Constitution derives its power, not from a king or a Congress but from the people themselves. This concept of popular sovereignty, power to the people, is the foundation upon which the entire Constitution depends.

Detailed explanation-2: -A constitution is simply the set of rules that govern how power is distributed and exercised. In other words, these rules structure the government of a state. Without such a set of rules, the state could not function and anarchy would reign.

Detailed explanation-3: -The executive branch consists of the President, his or her advisors and various departments and agencies. This branch is responsible for enforcing the laws of the land.

Detailed explanation-4: -On June 11, 1787, James Wilson, a delegate from Pennsylvania, and Roger Sherman, a delegate from Connecticut, introduced the idea that became the three-fifths compromise.

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