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Constitution of the United States
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The Constitution of the United States was written in 1787 and ratified the following year. It is the second fundamental law of the United States of America, having replaced the Articles of Confederation.
Preamble
The Preamble to the US Constitution contains popular sovereignty. In the past, it was common for power to rest in the hands of many gods such as the Greek gods or one god through a king (divine right of kings).
The Preamble originally read," We the People of the States of . . .”, followed by a listing of the 13 states."[1] Jeffrey Rosen of the Constitution Center has argued that the final draft of the Preamble took away power from State Governments and gave it to the People.[2]
See also
- Constitutional Law
- Constitutional Law Chemerinsky/Outline I
- Constitutional Law Paulsen/3rd ed. Outline
- Constitutional Liberties
- Constitutional Law Stone/Outline II
- Constitutional Law Maggs/4th ed. Outline II
