History of the US Constitution: Difference between revisions
From WikiDemocracy
Jump to navigationJump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 202: | Line 202: | ||
[https://constitutionnet.org/country/united-states by CONSTITUTIONNET] | [https://constitutionnet.org/country/united-states by CONSTITUTIONNET] | ||
The United States of America consists of fifty states, one federal district and several territories. Forty-eight contiguous states sit between Mexico to the south and Canada to the north. Alaska, the forty-ninth state, is located to the west of Canada, and Hawaii, the fiftieth, is an island located in the Pacific Ocean. | The United States of America consists of fifty states, one federal district and several territories. Forty-eight contiguous states sit between Mexico to the south and Canada to the north. Alaska, the forty-ninth state, is located to the west of Canada, and Hawaii, the fiftieth, is an island located in the Pacific Ocean. | ||
=====Proposal for a Constitution===== | |||
[https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/american-democracy/online/great-leap/adopting-constitution by NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY] | |||
Adopting a new frame of government also required Americans to make a leap of faith. After a long war and many disputes, supporters of the U.S. Constitution declared the need for a stable, central government to “secure the blessings of liberty” to Americans. | |||
