Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is a document that officially records the proclamation that the United States is an independent country from Great Britain.
The document announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain. It was the last of a series of steps that led the colonies to final separation from Great Britain. At the time that the American Revolution began in April 1775, most colonists were not seeking independence.
The importance of the Declaration of Independence can hardly be overstated. It established for the first time in world history a new nation based on the First Principles of the rule of law, unalienable rights, limited government, the Social Compact, equality, and the right to alter or abolish oppressive government.
The U.S. Constitution
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, in 1789. Originally comprising seven articles, it delineates the national frame of government.
A Constitution is a collection of rules and principles which set out how a state will be governed. It forms the framework for all decisions made by every government official and, particularly the legislature (the law-making body), executive (President/Prime Minister/ministers), and the courts.
The Six Big Ideas of the US Constitution are:
1. limited government.
2. republicanism.
3. checks and balances.
4. federalism.
5. separation of powers.
6. popular sovereignty.
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