After the revolutionary war had begun in 1775 between the colonies and the Great Britain, a resolution was introduced by Richard Henry Lee so the colonies could end the political connections with the Britain and the Plan of Confederation could be drafted. This resulted in the Declaration of Independence in 1776 where 13 colonies became 13 states but were not under a central government. Furthermore, the Article of Confederation was proposed in 1771, which was America’s first governing document. This Article of Confederation had failed because the national government and the Congress were not given enough power. The Article did not provide the central government with the powers it needed to rule and the Congress had no power to impose taxes,
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Thus, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison called for another general convention at Philadelphia. A total of 55 delegates attended the Constitutional Convention, who had to amend the Articles of Confederation, but they developed a national government which had three branches- legislative, executive and judicial. A balance of power was maintained by putting a system of checks and balances into it. Furthermore, this new system divided the power between federal government and the states. A bicameral legislature was introduced to solve the issue of state representation in the national legislature having proportional representation in the lower state and an equal representation in the upper house. Under the new constitution, Slaves were also counted as three-fifths of a person. By 1787, Constitution was drafted and had to be ratified by at least 9 states to become law. Afterward, the Bill of Rights became a part of the constitution, which provided basic rights to the citizens. The U.S Constitution comprises seven articles which are nothing else but tells how the government works and lays out the structure of the government. The meaning of the Constitution lies in the three words which are- “We the People” meaning that the United States government is to serve its
Thus, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison called for another general convention at Philadelphia. A total of 55 delegates attended the Constitutional Convention, who had to amend the Articles of Confederation, but they developed a national government which had three branches- legislative, executive and judicial. A balance of power was maintained by putting a system of checks and balances into it. Furthermore, this new system divided the power between federal government and the states. A bicameral legislature was introduced to solve the issue of state representation in the national legislature having proportional representation in the lower state and an equal representation in the upper house. Under the new constitution, Slaves were also counted as three-fifths of a person. By 1787, Constitution was drafted and had to be ratified by at least 9 states to become law. Afterward, the Bill of Rights became a part of the constitution, which provided basic rights to the citizens. The U.S Constitution comprises seven articles which are nothing else but tells how the government works and lays out the structure of the government. The meaning of the Constitution lies in the three words which are- “We the People” meaning that the United States government is to serve its