Explanation:
The Constitution of the United States outlines the legal power of the American government and rights of the American people, but it was based on six simple goals. In this lesson, we'll talk about those goals and what they mean to America.
The Constitution of the United States
How do we know what the founding figures of the United States wanted our government to look like? We can't ask them, unless you secretly have a time machine, in which case please tell me, because as a historian I have soooo many questions I need answered! No time machine? Bummer. Well, then how do we know what the founding figures had in mind? We know becaus they wrote it out in the Constitution of the United States, the document that formally and legally gives the government its structure and power. The power of the government, the rights of American citizens; it's all in there. But in order to understand this, we need to know what the founding figures were thinking when they wrote the Constitution, and that means understanding their goals. Unless you have a time machine. No? Okay then, let's do this.
