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What document was governing the United states before and during the writing of the constitution?
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What document was governing the US before and during the writing of the constitution?
When the constitution was written during the summer of 1787, the Articles of Confeduration were still governing the United States.
What document was governing US before and during the writing of the Constitution?
When the constitution was written during the summer of 1787, the Articles of Confeduration were still governing the United States.
Describe the governing document first used by the United States after declaring independence what problems did it have who supported it and why.?
what is the governing document of the United States?
What is our current governing document?
The constitution of the united states sets the boundaries within which our government functions. Additionally all laws passed by our congress can be overturned if the supreme court finds it against the constitution.
Which historical document says that everyone is equal under the law?
In speaking of the United States, the US Constitution serves as the governing document to protect the rights of US citizens. The US Supreme Court in the US determines issues and laws related to the US Constitution.
What was the name of the first document that governed the United States?
the articles of confederation was the first governing document
How many governing documents does the US Constitution have?
I'm not sure if this is what you are going for. The Constitution of the United States is one single document. It has been amended 27 times and certainly it will be amended again, but it is one document. There are countless documents that have been generated in support of its requirements. This is unlike the constitutional system of the United Kingdom. The UK is of course a monarchy, but the government is constitutional in nature. But there is a collection of foundational documents and materials that together guide the governing of the nation.
Is congress the same as Bill of Rights?
No. Congress is a collection of elected representatives, who serve in the House of Representatives or in the Senate. The Bill of Rights is an additional governing document for the United States, in addition to the Constitution.
What did the articles of confederation do for the US?
created the first governing document of the united states
What document began with 'You the people of the US'?
There is not a document that begins this way, but what this is referring to is the document that begins 'We the people of the United States...' That document is the constitution of the United States.
What document begins with We the people of the United States?
The United States Constitution
What part of the constitution is the preamble?
The Preamble is the first paragraph or introduction of the Constitution. It establishes the Constitution as the governing document of the United States. It begins with the phrase "We the People", indicating that it is the people who hold the ultimate power in the U.S. and states the purposes for which the United States was established as a country.
