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America´s first Constitution (Articles of Confederation) was ratified, at a time when the nation was a loose.
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After America won its independence against Great Britain, it was evident that needed a strong goverment in order to remain stable.
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After the idea of a Constitutional Convention, the Confederation Congress endorsed the matter invited 13 states to a Meeting
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The Constitutional Convention opened Philadelphia at the Pennsilvannia state house, now known as the Independence Hall
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Madisson remarked that he wished the plan had been prefaced by a Bill of Rights, but without debate, defeated the motion as unnecessary.
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They developed a plan that establishes three branches of the National Goverment, Excecutive, Legislative and Judicial
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George Washington was the first to sign the document, of the 55 delegates, a total of 39 signed, then it has to be ratified by nine of the 13 states
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Five states Delaware, Pensilvania, New Jersey, Georgia and Connecticut in quick succession. Massachusett, opposed the document as lacked constitutional protection, political rights,freedom of speech and religion.
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A compromise was reached under Massachusetts and other states with the assurance that the amendments would be proposed
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George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States
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Supreme Court held its first session, marking the date when the goverment was fully operative.
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Madisson, then a member of the newlet established U.S House of Representatives introduced 19 amendments to the constitution, The Congress adopted 12 and send them for ratification.
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The most recent amendment of the Constitution, Article XXVI, which deals with Congressional raises, was proposed in 1789 and ratified in 1992
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America has stretched across the continent, and its population and economy have expanded, throught all the changes the Constitution has endured and adapted. Nowadays, the original Constitution is on the National Archives in Washington DC and it is conmmemorated on September 17 the day it was signed.
