The Constitution: Framework Of America

The Constitution is the framework of America and is one of the earliest documents in the nation 's history. Originally drafted as the Articles of Confederation the Constitution laid the groundwork for our government and the judicial system. The original articles were drafted in Philadelphia in 1777 but after disagreements between government and states ten years later in 1787 the constitutional convention was called for back in Philadelphia. This meeting was the birth of the Constitution. The Articles of Confederation were originally written in 1777 granting states more power and limiting government involvement in their business. There were several drafts of the articles leading up to it’s final version written and edited by many different …show more content…
It was agreed that the articles were not fit to be used as a base for the government and the document needed to be changed. The gathering decided to rewrite the articles into what is now the Constitution. The document would be broken up into sections. First, there was the preamble which stated what it was and what it meant for the united States to have a constitution. Next came the articles which laid out the new structure of the nation 's government. Finally came the amendments which stated the rights of citizens and a section was added for future changes to the Constitution. With these three sections in place the balance between state and government seemed more even than before. The original drafters and creators of the Constitution were called the framers of the Constitution some of which also belonged to the Founding Fathers, the group of men who created the country. The framers consisted of well educated men most of which had experience in politics, or other foreign matters. Out of the 55 delegates almost half were lawyers or had some sort of legal background (Billinkoff 1). Not only were they intelligent people, they also had their eyes set on a better future for the rising country and this idea for a better America was what brought them together to draft the …show more content…
If slaves were to count, the southern states would seem to have an unfair advantage when it came to population totals. The convention eventually decided on the Three-Fifths Compromise. This stated that every slave would count as three fifths of a person therefore not giving the southern states such a huge advantage over the smaller northern states. Even though it was designed to benefit both ends of the country, the southern states clearly gained an advantage when it came to representation in the