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The First Three Words Of Our Constitution

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“We the people…” the first three words of our constitution have changed in meaning and who the “people” represent also has changed over time. The U.S constitution laid out the framework for the future government of our country, everything from the branches of our government to our rights as U.S citizens. As our country has evolved from the institution of the constitution to our modern-day country, the representation of the “the people” has expanded and changed in the years since the establishment of the U.S constitution. To begin, why did the framers choose to start the constitution with we the people? During the creation process of the constitution the framers had one thing in mind and that was to create a system of government that was anything but the tyranny Britain had. Perhaps the biggest flaw Great Britain had been the lack of voice the citizens of England had. Not even the Articles of Confederation began or even mentioned the people in the document. It only made sense for the foundation of our country’s future to revolve around the thing that allows our government to function. The citizens run the government, if the citizens don’t go out and fight for things to get done then nothing will ever get done. This is why we have representatives in each state to listen to what the people have to say on issues and laws. Another point referring to both the government of Britain and the articles of confederation is that by saying “we the people” it shows that the constitution

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