The U.S. Constitution is, of course, the supreme law of our land. It has also become a political football used by politicians as a rallying cry to take us back to what the founding fathers envisioned. But has the Constitution really been forsaken?
The writing of the Constitution actually began with debate and contention. James Madison, the fourth U.S. president, is called “the father of the Constitution,” but others influenced the concept. Delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia adopted it September 17, 1787.
Purpose of the Constitution of the United States
The Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787, by the Federal Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and ratified by conventions in each U.S. state on June 21, 1788. The initial purpose of the convention was to revise the Articles of Confederation, but representatives soon realized they would need to draft an entirely new frame of government. The Constitution is the supreme law of the United States. It is the source of all government powers, and provides important limitations on the government that protect the fundamental rights of United States citizens.
Constitutional Flashpoints
1800 – Federalists v. Anti-Federalists
1830 – Nullification, Clay v. Calhoun
1860 – Civil War
1890 – Industrial Regulation
1930 – New Deal
1960 – Civil Rights & States’ Rights
1980 – Reaganonmics
2010 – Tea Party
1830 – Nullification, Clay v. Calhoun
1860 – Civil War
1890 – Industrial Regulation
1930 – New Deal
1960 – Civil Rights & States’ Rights
1980 – Reaganonmics
2010 – Tea Party
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