Posted on 04/08/2021 10:01:27 PM PDT by ammodotcom
Attempting to read the United States Constitution in its entirety can be an intimidating task. At over 7,500 words including the Ammendments and its place as the single most important document in the history of the U.S. – it's vital for all Americans to know what it stands for, the freedoms it provides, and the limitations it places on the federal government.
This interactive guide to the U.S. Constitution serves as a digital resource for those looking to quickly find specific sections of the iconic document – from Article 1 through the Amendments of the Bill of Rights.
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put link on school computers
They ought to add the Articles of Confederation, seeing as that was our original constitution for more than a decade.
“to form a more perfect union” wasn’t a call for a moral crusade as some seem to imagine. It was an explanation by the Philadelphia convention of why they created a new governing document instead of merely revising the Articles.
Some prominent Founders were very unhappy with having the Constitution supersede the Articles; the Constitution created a far stronger central government, with the ability to impose taxes. Patrick Henry and George Mason were among the Antifederalists who opposed ratifying it.
We’re a couple months away from the government amending a trigger warning into the Constitution.
I fear it may be sooner.
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