Many of the most important states would not ratify the United States Constitution until the Bill of Rights was written. They were not happy with the original form of the Constitution.
The present Constitution of the United States is the original Constitution of the United States. It was ratified 17 September 1787. The Constitution has been amended 27 times, and the 27th Amendment was ratified 7 May 1992.
Female suffrage and abolishment of slavery were not original features of the US Constitution.
Constitution
Arguably there are several disadvantages to having a written constitution. It may be harder for future generations to interpret the constitution and determine the original intentions behind what was written down. Furthermore, it might even represent values that are now outdated. Most notably, it can be difficult to overhaul such a constitution once it has been established and had many amendments attached to it.
Michigan's current constitution was enacted in 1963. The original statehood constitution was enacted in 1837.
The Constitution was written at this convention.
James Madison.
Creating the constitution was difficult and controversial. Some of the items in the bill of rights were not thought of when the constitution was written. Others were too controversial and there was fear that if they were included in the original the constitution would not have been passed.
Work on the Maryland Constitution of 1776 was completed on 11 November 1776.
Thomas Aiton has written: 'The original constitution of the Christian Church' 'The original constitution of the Christian Church' -- subject(s): Controversial literature, Early works to 1800, Church of Scotland, Episcopacy, Government
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The Fundamental Orders, signed in 1638, served as Connecticut's original constitution, and is often considered the model for modern western constitutions.(See related link, below.)
A constitution is not a Who, it is a What.
The original hand written copy filled 4 pages.
There were 7 articles in the original Constitution.
the federalist papers were written as essays that argued a federalist viewpoint on the constitution.