Why was there a constitution?

Answer 1

There is a constitution for many reasons, all of them stated in the Preamble, In order to form a More Perfect Union, Establish Justice, Ensure Domestic Tranquility, Provide for the Common Defense, Promote the General Welfare, and to ensure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity

Answer 2

In very early times, leadership was basically determined by who had the biggest muscles, and whatever the boss said, that was what happened.

After that most governments were absolute monarchies of some description, where it was generally accepted that the king had absolute power, and oftentimes it was believed that he was some kind of divine ruler with a god-given right to rule. In general, the concept of limiting the government's power was generally not one that was considered- that just wasn't how it went.

Later on, people eventually started to question this system, and many people demanded that the government respect the rights and freedoms of its citizens. Sometimes this happened because a government got too harsh and the people got upset, but oftentimes the initial impetus came from powerful nobles who didn't want the government to limit their own power (as was the case in England). Eventually this started to result in formalised constitutions and more democratic governments, which over time ceded more and more power to the people.

The USA is a rare example of a democratic constitution that was installed through violent revolution and still remained very democratic thereafter. Most democratic constitutions evolved gradually

Tribal chiefs held the courts..the norms were known to all.

Then there was always a religion to support a regime which outlined codes

Answer 3

Because there was no democracy in early times.

Answer 4

In very early times, leadership was basically determined by who had the biggest muscles, and whatever the boss said, that was how it went.