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What is the body of fundamental laws that set out the principles and structures of the government?
The constitution of the united states of america
What is the difference between the U.S. Constitution and the Utah Constitution?
The United States Constitution applies to every state in the country. It is the framework for the federal government and embodies the fundamental laws and principles of the United States. It is the supreme law of the land.The Utah Constitution is the set of fundamental principles by which the State of Utah is governed. The Utah Constitution applies to the State of Utah only.
What are The basic principle underlying the united state Constitution is that?
The people are the ultimate source of power
Which is the guiding principle of the constitution do you think is most important?
The principal that all people are created equal is the most important guiding principle of the United States Constitution. The Constitution guarantees the same rights for all American citizens.
What does the supreme law of the land refer to?
Most students of Constitutional Law are taught the principle that the United States Constitution is the "supreme Law of the Land."
Can you get charged for the same charge twice?
No, you cannot be charged twice for the same offense. Double jeopardy, a legal principle that prevents an individual from being prosecuted or punished twice for the same crime, is a fundamental protection provided by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
What was the first written constitution in the English colonies?
The first written colonial self-government was The Fundamental Orders of 1639 in the Connecticut towns of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield. The document was conspicuously devoid of references to the sovereignty of England and its monarchs.
Who is the author of the first American Constitution?
The first constitution of the United States was The Articles of the Confederation (see Related Links below). The authors of The Articles were a committee appointed by the Second Continental Congress.
What is the American constitution?
The United States Constitution is the fundamental legal document of the United States of America. It specifies the form the government takes, how the parts of governmet shall interact, the limits of governmental power, and the rights of individual citizens. You can read it here: http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.overview.HTML
What was America's first formal?
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was America's first formal constitution. It was adopted on January 14, 1639. The United States Constitution was ratified on June 21, 1788.
Why does the constitution allow amendments?
The authors of the constitution were smart enough to realize that they had not produced a perfect document which would everyone's needs perfectly until the end of time (or the end of the United States, whichever comes first). That is why the constitution allows amendments.
What three authors of the constitution wrote iinder the name?
Well, there were 55 delegates at the Constitutional Convention, so there were more than 3 authors. However, there were 3 authors of the Federalist Papers, a series of 85 essays written to get the Constitution ratified. The authors were Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, but they wrote under the name of 'Publius'.
