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The beginning line: "We the People of the United States" declares that the states remain in a
unity and that they are not independent of one another. The Constitution of the united states sets
forth the nation’s fundamental laws. It establishes the form of the national government and
defines the rights and liberties of the American people. The Constitution was written to organize
a strong national government for the American states. Previously, the nation's leaders had
established a national government under the Articles of Confederation. But the Articles granted
independence to each state. They lacked the authority to make the states work together to solve
national problems. After the United States won independence in the Revolutionary War (1775-
1783), they faced the problems of peacetime government. The states had to enforce law and
order, collect taxes, pay a large public debt, and regulate trade among themselves. They also had
to deal with Indian tribes and negotiate with other governments. Leading political leaders, such
as George Washington and Alexander Hamilton, began to discuss the creation of a strong
The Constitution identifies some population inhabiting in the United States; Indians, treated
as a member of independent tribe and not part of the American body politics; Women; other
persons: that is slaves-only the third were entitled to American freedom. It is no surprise that
American Indian tribes are mentioned in our Constitution. Indian tribes have always played a
major part in the non-Indian exploration, settlement, and development of this country. Many
white Americans considered Indian savages unfit for citizenship. Indian tribes has no
representation in the new government, and the Constitution excluded Indian not taxed from being
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counted in determining each state’s number of congressmen. The treaty signed gave them a
unique status within the American political system. But despite this recognition of their
sovereignty, treaties were essentially ways of transferring land from Indians to the federal
government or the states. Often, a treaty was agreed to by only a small portion of a tribe, but the
whole tribe was then forced to accept its legitimacy. Slavery shaped the lives of all Americans,
white as well as black. It helped to determine where they lived, how they worked, and under
what condition they could exercise their freedom of speech, assembly, and the press. The
Constitution gave the national government no power to interfere with slavery in states. And the
three-fifth clause allowed the white south to exercise far greater power in national affair than the
size of its free population warranted. Out of first sixteen presidents, four of them placed a
southern slaveholder in the White House. The constitution's use of the word “he” to describe
Today, still the Constitution is the master document. Yes, it limits some of our freedoms, but it
is freedom nonetheless. When the Constitution was written, the Framers knew their creation was
not perfect. It was written exclusively by white men who owned land. Some owned black slaves,
male and female. Many more owned white women who were also chattel.They knew that other
people would have good ideas for the Constitution, that future generations would want to make
changes. They wanted to make it possible to change the Constitution without needing to resort to
revolution. They wanted to be sure that it wasn't too hard to make changes, but they also wanted
to be sure that it wasn't too easy. Slavery was made illegal and anyone that is eighteen years of
age, including woman, and an American citizen has the right to vote. The U.S. constitution was
only written for white men. The Constitution specify which men were created equal?
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Surprisingly enough the phrase "all men are created equal with certain inalienable rights" did not
mean what it does today. The nation was divided on the issue of slavery and the rights of the
black man in its early stages as a growing republic. Many American's argued that the black
people were not entitled to the same rights because they were not legally citizens of the United
States of America.
Constitution of the United Sates is a series of laws set up to protect the people from the
government, but not to protect the government from the people. It spells out the limitations of
the federal government, and protects the natural rights of the citizens. From the constitution, we
are given the Bill of Rights, which, are the first ten amendments to the constitution. In them we
are given inalienable rights, which are endowed by our creator; therefore, none can that them
away. Many of these men committed treason in order for us to have the rights such as: free
speech, free religion, the right to bear arms, the right to a militia, the protection against
unreasonable searches and seizures, the right to a trial by a jury of our peers, the right to due