The U.S. Constitution

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The primary objective behind the creation of a written constitution was to lay down the foundations for a strong and well-disciplined central government to counter the effects of the years of unrest and chaos that had been caused by the "Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union" that had been serving as the means of governing the number of independent colonies of the U.S.A. from the year 1778 onwards. This paper examines the history of the U.S. Constitution, including the years leading up to its creation and the ideas that were influential in creating it. It looks at the changes that took place through the years and the effect of federalism. The paper also looks at problems facing the Constitution today.

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"This concept meant that the national and the state governments, though vested with separate powers, must co-operate with one another to deal with the numerous economic and social problems of the people. This co-operative federalism lasted from the 1950's to the 1960's, and one of the foremost duties of these intergovernmental relationships was for the federal government to grant aid to the states for some important reasons that would be mutually agreed upon. For example, the building of the interstate highways in several states for which the federal government bore more than 90% of the expenditure, and also gave valuable expert advice on the technicalities of the construction, and also set up new standards for the building of more roads in America. In this manner, American federalism can be defined as an ongoing and continuing process of political and economic as well as administrative aspects that influences the American government even today."

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