The Constitution

             The Constitution Right from the beginning of it's creation the constitution of
             the United States has been a shaky document. The very basis for it being
             there was in fact illegal. The story of American politics starts with the
             Declaration of Independence. This document was brilliantly written by
             Thomas Jefferson and compacted all of the great ideas of enlightenment into
             one short easy to read paper. The declaration stated all of the ideals the new
             American nation would strive for. A constitution was needed as a way in
             which to fulfill those goals. The articles of confederacy were created as that
             constitution. However, they were weak, because no state wanted to give
             away any of their powers, and so the articles eventually failed. That is when
             the modern day constitution was starting to form. The Articles of
             Confederacy stated that in order to change any part of the document all
             thirteen states must agree to the change. Therefor a meeting was called so
             that they could amend the failing articles. However, representatives from two
             of the states did not show up. Even though not all states were represented the
             meeting started and the first vote was to totally throw away the Articles of
             Confederacy. The constitution wasn't formed yet and it was already a flawed
             document. Because not all states were represented when the articles required
             it, the constitution was an illegal document. The delegates working on the
             constitution new that they needed a stronger document, because the articles
             proved too weak, but it still needed...

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