The American Constitution then. [ Jason leans back in his chair and rests his foot against his knee as he tries to think of how to explain this. It wasn't like he'd finished school, so he may not be the best source. But he did read, so he'd just- do his best. ]
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." [ Jason was surprised he could remember that, actually. All those tutoring sessions with Babs worked out. ]
It was basically a set of guidelines for the nation, telling future generations what was going to fly and what wasn't. Our democracy was a whole new beast, it was't very popular at the time. We had to set our own rules, there wasn't much to reference. It covered the right to bear arms, freedom of religion and expression, the powers of the different governmental branches- it's a long document.
Essentially, it's...basically around to protect the People, the average citizens. The US was built on the backs of average men and they wanted to give those men the rights they felt they were owed.
[ As long as they were white and owned land, anyway. But that was a whole other can of worms and he'd already gone way off track. ]
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"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." [ Jason was surprised he could remember that, actually. All those tutoring sessions with Babs worked out. ]
It was basically a set of guidelines for the nation, telling future generations what was going to fly and what wasn't. Our democracy was a whole new beast, it was't very popular at the time. We had to set our own rules, there wasn't much to reference. It covered the right to bear arms, freedom of religion and expression, the powers of the different governmental branches- it's a long document.
Essentially, it's...basically around to protect the People, the average citizens. The US was built on the backs of average men and they wanted to give those men the rights they felt they were owed.
[ As long as they were white and owned land, anyway. But that was a whole other can of worms and he'd already gone way off track. ]