Government
Johnny Adams
The U.S. Constitiution
Background
The Constitution was written in the Assembly Room of the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia. It was signed on September 17th, 1787. It was destined to replace the Articles of Confederation. The Constitution made a stronger federal government by creating a separation of powers called the 3 branches of government. The Legislative branch made the laws while the Executive carried them out and the Judicial was responsible for interpreting the laws. These branches of government would use a series of checks and balances to make sure no one branch had too much power. It also added the bill of rights which displays the first ten amendments. The first being very important, as it gave us the freedom of speech, press, religion, and assembly.
Impact on government
Citations
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