Outline of U. S. Government [antikvár]

The Constitution of the United States is the central instrument of American government and the supreme law of the land. For 200 years it has guided the evolution of governmental institutions and has provided the basis for political stability, individual freedom, economic growth, and social progress. The American Constitution is the world's oldest written constitution in force, one that has served as the model for a number of other constitutions around the world. The Constitution owes its staying power 6 to its simplicity and flexibility. Originally designed in the late 18th century to provide a framework for governing 4 millión people in 13 very different states along America's Atlantic coast, its basic provisions were so sounaiy conceived that. with only 27 amendments, it now serves the needs of more than 260 millión Americans in 50 even more diverse states that stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. The path to the Constitution was neither straight nor easy. A draft document emerged in 1787, but only