MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE US CONSTITUTION PREAMBLE ARTICLES AND AMENDMENTS
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sets up and defines the government
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draws boundaries of congressional districts
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sets codes of conduct for obeying local and federal laws
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determines whether citizens are prosecuted to the full extent of the law
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Detailed explanation-1: -Within states, a constitution defines the principles upon which the state is based, the procedure in which laws are made and by whom. Some constitutions, especially codified constitutions, also act as limiters of state power, by establishing lines which a state’s rulers cannot cross, such as fundamental rights.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Constitution: Creates a government that puts the power in the hands of the people. Separates the powers of government into three branches: the legislative branch, which makes the laws; the executive branch, which executes the laws; and the judicial branch, which interprets the laws.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Constitution defines the fundamental law of the U.S. federal government, setting forth the three principal branches of the federal government and outlining their jurisdictions. It has become the landmark legal document of the Western world, and is the oldest written national constitution currently in effect.
Detailed explanation-4: -A Constitution outlines the fundamental principles of our civilization.. A constitution serves as a collection of laws and standards that the citizens of a nation should rely upon as the foundation for how the country should be ruled.
Detailed explanation-5: -To set some limits on what a government can impose on its citizens. These limits are fundamental in the sense that government may never trespass on them. To enable the government to fulfil the aspirations of a society and create conditions for a just society.