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The United States Constitution is the highest law of the United States of America. It was put in writing on September 17, 1787 by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and later put into effect, or ratified, by representatives of the people of the first 13 states. When nine of the states ratified the document, they put forth a union of sovereign states, and a federal government for that union. That government started on March 4, 1789, taking the place of the Articles of Confederation.
The Constitution of the United States is the oldest federal constitution now in use.
Since 1787, changes have been made to the United States Constitution 27 times by amendments (changes). The first ten of these amendments are together called the Bill of Rights.
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Who was President of the meeting to change the articles of confederation of the US Constitution?
George Washington was the president of the Constitutional Convention that voted to replace the Articles of Confederation with the Constitution.
What amendment to us constitution allows the vice president to serve as acting president?
The 25th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States prescribes when and how the vice president becomes the Acting President.
Where does the President derive these powers from?
The president gets his authority from the US Constitution as interpreted by the Supreme Court. Conducting foreign policy is one of his duties, to be shared with the US Senate.
Where must the US president be born?
According to the US Constitution, the US President must be a "natural born " citizen. This seems to mean in the United States or in US territory.
What president opposed the ratification of the US Constitution?
Antifederalists
Which US President submitted a plan to change the Articles of Confederation which led to creating the US Constitution?
James Madison
Which future US President submitted a plan to change the Articles of Confederation which led to creating the US Constitution?
It was James Madison who was responsible for the plan to change the Articles of Confederation. Madison served as the 4th U.S. President.
Under the US Constitution who becomes president of the us if the president should die?
the vice president
Are the requirements for US president in the constitution?
no
Can the current president change the laws that the outgoing president made while in office?
no- not in the US. The president can not change any laws at all. Only Congress can change the law . (The Supreme Court can nullify a law by ruling it to be in violation of the US Constitution.) The president can ask Congress to change a law and can campaign for congressional candidates who promise to repeal certain laws.
Can a president be born abroad?
The constitution of the US requires that a President must be born in the US.
Did Dwight D. Eisenhower change the constitution?
The US President does not have the power to change the Constitution; however the US Congress added the 24th Amendment to the Constitution during the Eisenhower Presidency."The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax."
What is a change tho the Constitution callled?
A change in the US Constitution is called an amendment.
How many signers of the constitution became president?
2 of the signers of the US Constitution became president. They are James Madison and George Washington. George Washington was the first President of the US and James Madison was the 4th President.
What document governs the US elections?
The US Constitution as amended provides the process for electing the President.
Every president in the US has been a man Does the Constitution require the president to be a man?
No, there is nothing in the Constitution forbidding women from being president.
Who limits the president's term?
The US Constitution, assuming you're talking about the US President. If you're talking about some other president, presumably the constitution of that body would do so.
