The US Constitution was written over 230 years ago, to not only serve its time but hundreds of years into the future. The Constitution implemented laws which settled debates that were imperative in the 1780s, such as the number of slaves included in a state’s population and number of states needed to agree in order to implement any major decision that impacts the country as a whole, while simultaneously creating flexibility for the future by permitting laws to be added or changed.
One of the major controversies in the 1700s was the number of slaves that would be represented in each state’s population. By the time the Constitution was written, the economy of most southern states was dependent on their plantations, on which slaves worked. As
One of the major controversies in the 1700s was the number of slaves that would be represented in each state’s population. By the time the Constitution was written, the economy of most southern states was dependent on their plantations, on which slaves worked. As