What does the U.S. constitution do?

Answer 1

The U.S. Constitution established America's national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens. It was signed on September 17, 1787, by delegates to theConstitutional Convention in Philadelphia, presided over by George Washington.

To make it simple the U.S. Constitution lays out the basic structure of the government.

Answer 2

A constitution provides the basic law of a body politic. The constitution defines the government, describes how it is organized and how the people who make it up are to be chosen and specifies what powers the government can and can not exercise. Additionally, the Constitution of the United States, which was completed after the Declaration of Independence in the late 1770's, contains a group of special freedoms called the Bill of Rights, as a list basic human and civil liberties. These special freedoms were enshrined in the Constitution by the founders of the country in order that they always form a back-bone of liberty for America's citizens. Included are (not in any special order) freedom of speech, assembly, peaceful use of firearms in a state militia, press freedom, freedom from unlawful search and seizure, freedom from having military troops bedding in your home (a common breach with the British back then), and somebody help me with a few more here! President GW Bush is on record as saying that "Americans have too much (many) freedoms." Some polling done in senior high schools in the last year or two seem to echo that thought.

The Second Amendment of the American constitution does not mention the militia as being a state militia, that would defeat the purpose of the entire amendment.
The Constition sets up the government

Answer 3

The U.S. Constitution established America's national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens. It was signed on September 17, 1787, by delegates to theConstitutional Convention in Philadelphia, presided over by George Washington.

To make it simple the U.S. Constitution lays out the basic structure of the government.