VENTURE CONSTITUTION PROJECT
It was written to establish the purposes and the general principles of the constitution.
james madison is the father of the constitution why you ask well " because of the key role he played in the creation of the United States Constitution. Working closely with Thomas Jefferson, Madison also created the Democratic-Republican Party in the 1790's, and as Jefferson's Secretary of State, handled the Louisiana Purchase, (doubling the nation's size).
fourty people asigned the constitution and these are
William S. Johnson (1727-1819)
Roger Sherman (1721-1793)
Richard Bassett (1745-1815)
Gunning Bedford, Jr. (1747-1812)
Jacob Broom (1752-1810)
John Dickinson (1732-1808)
George Read (1733-1798)
Abraham Baldwin (1754-1807)
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William Few (1748-1828)
Daniel Carroll (1730-1796)
Daniel Jenifer of St. Thomas (1723-1790)
James McHenry (1753-1816)
Nathaniel Gorham (1738-1796)
Rufus King (1755-1827)
Nicholas Gilman (1755-1814)
John Langdon (1741-1819)
David Brearly (1745-1790)
Jonathan Dayton (1760-1824)
William Livingston (1723-1790)
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William Paterson (Patterson) (1745-1806)
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Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804)
William Blount (1749-1800)
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Richard D. Spaight (1758-1802)
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Hugh Williamson (1735-1819)
George Clymer (1739-1813)
Thomas Fitzsimons (1741-1811)
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Jared Ingersoll (1749-1822)
Thomas Mifflin (1744-1800)
Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816)
Robert Morris (1734-1806)
James Wilson (1742-1798)
Pierce Butler (1744-1822)
Charles Pinckney (1757-1824)
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746-1825)
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John Rutledge (1739-1800)
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John Blair (1732-1800)
James Madison (1751-1836)
George Washington
the fourth amendment
There are 27 amendments but the purpose of mine the Fourth Amendment is to uphold the privacy and security of individual persons against subjective invasions by the government and its officials. When the government violates an individual’s “expectation of privacy”, then an unlawful search has occurred. An individual’s “expectation of privacy” can be defined as whether the individual expects their actions will be free from government intrusion.
(basically there has to be a warrent to search on other peoples properties )
(basically there has to be a warrent to search on other peoples properties )
The Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787, by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and ratified by conventions in eleven states. It went into effect on March 4, 1789
branches of government
Legislative Branch: Headed by Congress, which includes the House of Representatives and the Senate. The main task of these two bodies is to make the laws. Its powers include passing laws, originating spending bills (House), impeaching officials (Senate), and approving treaties (Senate).
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Judicial Branch: Headed by the Supreme Court. Its powers include interpreting the Constitution, reviewing laws, and deciding cases involving states' rights.
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Executive Branch: Headed by the president. The president carries out federal laws and recommends new ones, directs national defense and foreign policy, and performs ceremonial duties. Powers include directing government, commanding the Armed Forces, dealing with international powers, acting as chief law enforcement officer, and vetoing laws.
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checks and balances
The system of checks and balances is an important part of the Constitution. With checks and balances, each of the three branches of government can limit the powers of the others. This way, no one branch becomes too powerful. Each branch “checks” the power of the other branches to make sure that the power is balanced between them.