There were 13 American colonies when the Constitution was written. It wasnt until December of 1787 - 3 months after the constitution was ratified that statehood was given to Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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The present Constitution of the United States is the original Constitution of the United States. It was ratified 17 September 1787. The Constitution has been amended 27 times, and the 27th Amendment was ratified 7 May 1992.
At the time of the writing of the Constitution, there was no formal legal power behind it. Representatives from each of the individual states met to discuss improvements to the Articles of Confederation and ultimately produced a new document, which individual states later chose to ratify.
The constitution was written from May to September 1789 in a series of sessions of the delegates in Pennsylvania, so the preamble was written in that time period.
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Philadelphia, the capital at the time.
Political parties were not present in the US at the time the Constitution was written. This is because at this time, political parties did not exist.
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The present Constitution of the United States is the original Constitution of the United States. It was ratified 17 September 1787. The Constitution has been amended 27 times, and the 27th Amendment was ratified 7 May 1992.
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It was the constitution. It was written in 1787,but the authors were inspired by many other documents and ideas that preceded this time period.
No. It does not in itself have legal meaning. At the time it was written, the preamble was an introductory statement for what was to follow. It states the purposes for which the United States Constitution was written.
At the time, there were 13 states, all of which could have participated in the drafting of the Constitution. However, Rhode island was against the idea and did not attend the constitution convention leaving 12 states to participate in it's creation.
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Article VII"The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same."At the time, nine states made up a two thirds majority.
The United States used the Iroquois Constitution, which was written earlier, as a model.
The Constitution of the United States of America.
The Constitution of the United States was made a long time ago, and since the time it was written, there have been many changes to our society. Although the necessary and proper clause gives the government has applied powers and the right to take actions that are necessary "stretching" the words of the Constitution, there are some necessities that list today which aren't even referred to in the Constitution. Thus, amendments make the government able, with the proper process, to make necessary changes to the Constitution. The Constitution of the United States was made a long time ago, and since the time it was written, there have been many changes to our society. Although the necessary and proper clause gives the government has applied powers and the right to take actions that are necessary "stretching" the words of the Constitution, there are some necessities that list today which aren't even referred to in the Constitution. Thus, amendments make the government able, with the proper process, to make necessary changes to the Constitution.