Constitution of the United States: Our Living Constitution

The United States Constitution has been governing our way of life for over 200 years. Throughout its time it has been viewed in many ways to make our lives easier. It has been the legal structure of our political system, establishing governmental bodies, determining how their members are selected, and prescribing the rules by which they make their decisions. The Philadelphia Convention, which was later called the Constitutional Convention, began on May 25 1787. The 55 delegates that framed …

…The principles of limited government, federalism, separation of powers, and the statement of individual liberties simply give the underlying ideals of government. In closing, I believe that the Constitution was written to be molded and fitted so that it would be the ever- changing, living document that our Founding Father envisioned so many years ago. Through the use of the procedures set out by the Constitution, this has been successful for over two hundred years.