1. Many documents and historical events led to the
creation of our Constitution which solved many
of our countries problems from the time it was
created to this very day

2.  The constitution was written in 1791 by a
group of people known as the framers

3.  When the Framers wrote the Constitution they
had very specific goals in mind
◦ To form a more perfect union
◦ To establish our freedom
◦ To keep and maintain order within the country
◦ To provided national defense
◦ To promote the general welfare
◦ To establish fair laws and ensure that they are also
executed in a reasonable way

4.  Two main events that led to the creation of
this document are The American Revolution
and Shays Rebellion
◦ The American Revolution was the first step, it
helped us gain our freedom and realize what basic
rights we wanted
◦ Shays Rebellion exposed the weaknesses of The
Articles of Confederation prompting the creation of
a stronger and more organized form of government

5.  The Constitution was written in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania at the Constitutional Convention

6.  The Constitution was modled after several
documents
◦ The First Document it was modeld after was the Magna
Carta an English document form 1215 which enforced
rule of law and protected the peoples rights
◦ The next document that helped model the Consititution
was The English Bill of Rights from 1689 which further
protected the rights of the citizens
◦ The Articles of Confederation led up to the Constitution
and also had an impact on how it was formed, its
weakenesses in enforcing laws and collecting taxes led
to a stronger and more complete Constitution
◦ Lastly the Constitution was widley modeled after the
early ideas of the Enlightment thinkers, such as natural
rights

7.  The Constitution solved many problems that
were not solved by the earlier Articles of the
Confederation
◦ It created a stronger national government that had
the ability to collect money through taxes, regulate
trade, and enforce laws by creating the judicial
system.
◦ It also established basic rights for citizens in The
Bill of Rights

8.  Although the Constitution created a stronger
federal government it also has several
limitations
◦ The government is limited by seperation of powers
and checks and balances which keeps the three
main branches of government separate while
allowing them to over rule another branch if
necessary
◦ It also created rule of law which ensures that no one
is above the law, even those in power
◦ The Bill of Rights also limits the government by
protecting individual rights from being taken away
by the government

9.  I would improve the government by further
protecting our individual rights outlined in
the Bill of Rights. Since the Constitution has
so many broad interpretations the
government tries to limit sometimes tries to
limit those rights claiming its for the common
good which I think is unconstitutional.

10.  The Constitution is very much as relevant
today as it was hundreds of years ago. Even
as our society grows and changes, some
basic rights never change and the others are
adapted as the current generation seems fit.

11.  Fraga, Luis Ricardo. United States
Government: Principles in Practice. Austin,
TX: Holt McDougal, 2010. Print.
 "History.com." History.com. A&E Television
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