The Framers of the Constitution of 1787 knew what they were about, forming a frame of government for "ourselves and our Posterity." They did not understand "We the people" to be merely an ...

The framers of the Constitution designed a system of government in 1787 that distributed power among three branches—legislative, executive, and judicial. Having just overthrown a king ...

The reason this provision was added to the Constitution, just two days before the close of the 1787 convention ... with the checks and balances of the Framers, Mason believed that no branch ...

No Capitation, or other direct, Tax shall be laid, unless in Proportion to the Census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken. The Constitution was intended to give the national ...

The framers created a strong national government ... with “unalienable rights,” didn’t make it into the Constitution in 1787. It took three-quarters of a century, and a bloody civil war ...

Have students dissect the Preamble into its words and phrases, and hold a class discussion on the original intent of the U.S. Constitution. Remind students that in 1787, the framers of the U.S ...

Today’s question: What founding document was written in 1787? The answer is “the ... for Public Policy and Public Service. The framers of the Constitution expected there would be tension ...