This memo responds to your request for information about the United States and State of Wyoming’s Constitution. In this report we will discuss the U.S. Constitutional Convention, Wyoming Constitutional Convention, the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the other 17 Amendments, and the Wyoming Constitution.
Constitutional Conventions
The U.S. Constitutional Convention was the meeting in which delegates from the existing states formed to try and better the U.S by creating laws.
The US Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Pennsylvania State House (Wiki) ) on May 25th 1787. There were 55 delegates there. The 55 delegates are from every state except Rhode Island. Rhode Island didn’t attend the convention …show more content…
Warren, Joseph Carey, Dr, Elwood Mead, and Thomas Reid. Francis E. Warren was important to the convention as he was the second territorial governor. Warren was strong supporter of the territory seeking statehood. He was so passionate about the statehood he acted against Congress and set a date for the election of delegates for the convention. Joseph Carey was Warrens right hand man during the convention. Carey was important to this convention because he talked out against Congress as far as the population requirement of 60,000 in order to get statehood. He introduced the bill calling for the statehood of Wyoming and went on to become part of the U.S. Senate. Dr. Elwood Mead was extremely important to the convention was part of the revolutionary water law. Mead an engineer with a plethora of experience in administering Wyoming territorial water laws and Colorado water laws fought to get the Wyoming ownership of the water within its borders. Water was extremely important as Wyoming territory had a lot of farm land. Meads ideas also protected both the private and state interest in water. Thomas Reid is another person who had an important impact on the convention as he helped in the labor debate. “Chinese labor” was a huge topic debated during the convention and if the constitution should ban the use of Chinese labor on public projects. As a result, the Constitution instituted …show more content…
constitution is supreme law. The constitution liberates with the highest of authority of the people. It gives power to the government and also gives the government limits to protect U.S. citizens. There are three major parts to the constitution. The three parts are the preamble, the seven articles, and the amendments. The preamble is a major part of the constitution because it introduces the constitution and the purpose behind the Constitution. The preamble starts with “We the People”, this simple statement unifies the people of the U.S. The seven articles of the Constitution discuss the power of the three branches of government (legislative, executive, judicial). The articles also, describes the amendment process, the fact that the constitution is supreme law, and the ratification of the constitution. These are all important part because the constitution serves as the base of law. The fact that 9 of the states voted to ratify the constitution made it an official document that would be most important to the U.S. moving
Constitutional Conventions
The U.S. Constitutional Convention was the meeting in which delegates from the existing states formed to try and better the U.S by creating laws.
The US Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Pennsylvania State House (Wiki) ) on May 25th 1787. There were 55 delegates there. The 55 delegates are from every state except Rhode Island. Rhode Island didn’t attend the convention …show more content…
Warren, Joseph Carey, Dr, Elwood Mead, and Thomas Reid. Francis E. Warren was important to the convention as he was the second territorial governor. Warren was strong supporter of the territory seeking statehood. He was so passionate about the statehood he acted against Congress and set a date for the election of delegates for the convention. Joseph Carey was Warrens right hand man during the convention. Carey was important to this convention because he talked out against Congress as far as the population requirement of 60,000 in order to get statehood. He introduced the bill calling for the statehood of Wyoming and went on to become part of the U.S. Senate. Dr. Elwood Mead was extremely important to the convention was part of the revolutionary water law. Mead an engineer with a plethora of experience in administering Wyoming territorial water laws and Colorado water laws fought to get the Wyoming ownership of the water within its borders. Water was extremely important as Wyoming territory had a lot of farm land. Meads ideas also protected both the private and state interest in water. Thomas Reid is another person who had an important impact on the convention as he helped in the labor debate. “Chinese labor” was a huge topic debated during the convention and if the constitution should ban the use of Chinese labor on public projects. As a result, the Constitution instituted …show more content…
constitution is supreme law. The constitution liberates with the highest of authority of the people. It gives power to the government and also gives the government limits to protect U.S. citizens. There are three major parts to the constitution. The three parts are the preamble, the seven articles, and the amendments. The preamble is a major part of the constitution because it introduces the constitution and the purpose behind the Constitution. The preamble starts with “We the People”, this simple statement unifies the people of the U.S. The seven articles of the Constitution discuss the power of the three branches of government (legislative, executive, judicial). The articles also, describes the amendment process, the fact that the constitution is supreme law, and the ratification of the constitution. These are all important part because the constitution serves as the base of law. The fact that 9 of the states voted to ratify the constitution made it an official document that would be most important to the U.S. moving