U.S EARLY HISTORY

U.S Early History

U.S Early History

Introduction

The United States is a republic, federal, presidential bicameral. The form of government is that of representative democracy, in which, the right to vote is granted to United States' citizens over 18 years.

United States' citizens are governed at three levels:

A.The federal level

B.The level of federal states

C.Local level (counties, municipalities)

The country consists of fifty federal states which have full sovereignty in many areas including justice, education, transportation, etc. Each of the 50 states has its own flag, its governor, its Congress and its government. The legislation differs from one district to another.

US Constitution

The U.S. Constitution is the oldest modern constitution still in force (1787). The U.S. Constitution is the fundamental law of the United States, having supreme legal force. The U.S. Constitution was adopted September 17th 1787 at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia and subsequently ratified by all the then thirteen American states. It is considered the world's first constitution in the modern sense. It consists of seven articles for the duration of the Constitution were adopted twenty-seven amendments, which are an integral part. Supplemented by the Bill of Rights and several amendments, it guarantees individual rights to U.S. citizens. An amendment must receive the approval of three fourths of the states, in order to be adopted, (Walter, 2008). At the heart of the U.S. Constitution is the separation of powers between the legislative (Congress), executive (president) and judicial (Supreme Court and lower courts) branches.

Many of the ideas in the Constitution were new, and many of them were derived from the literature of Republicanism in the United States, the experience of thirteen states, and the UK experience with mixed form of government. The most powerful influence came from Continental Europe, who emphasized to have balanced forces that oppose each other to prevent tyranny. This ...