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1、湖南第一师范学院外语系2012年下学期《英美报刊选读》期末课程论文班级姓名学号评分AstudyofsigningtheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesAbstract:ThedeclarationintheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates:We,thepeopleoftheUnitedStates,inordertoformamoreperfectUnion,establishjustice,insuredomestictranquility,provideforthecommondefense,promot
2、ethegeneralwelfare,andsecuretheblessingsoflibertytoourselvesandourposterity,doordainandestablishthisConstitutionfortheUnitedStatesofAmerica.KeyWords：Constitution,reasons.process,formationLIntroduction:theConstitutionoftheUnitedStatessetupafederalsystemwithastrongcentralgovemment.The
3、Constitutionalsocalledfortheelectionofanationalleader,orpresident.ItprovidedthatfederallawswouldbemadeonlybyaCongressmadeupofrepresentativeselectedbythepeople.Italsoprovided-TheConstitutionopenswithastatement,calledaPreamble,whichmakesitclearthatthegovernmentissetby"We,thepeople^and
4、itspurposeisto"promotethegeneralwelfareandsecuretheblessingoflibertytoourselvesandourposterity/TheConstitutionalsoincludesthe"necessaryandproperclause，：whichgrantsCongressthepowerto“makealllawswhichshallbenecessaryandproperforcarryintoexecutiontheforegoingpower：I，JII.Thereasonsofsig
5、ningtheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates2>1The13AmericancoloniesThe13AmericancoloniesdeclaredtheirindependencefromBritainin1776.Buttheyhadtofightforthatindependenceinalongwarthatfollowed・Duringthatwar,thestateswereunitedbyanagreementcalledtheArticlesofConfederation・Buttheunionof13states
6、waslooselyorganized.TheArticlesofConfederationcreatedaweakcentralgovernment.Thedocumentdidnotcreatecourtsorprovideforapresidentorotherexecutivetocarryoutlaws.2.2ThelegislatureneedingpowerormoneyTheArticlesofConfederationdidcreateaCongress.Butthatlegislaturehadlittlepowerormoney.When
7、BritishGeneralCharlesCornwallissurrenderedatYorktown,Virginia,amessengerbroughtthenewstotheCongress-ButCongresscouldnotevenpaythemessenger.So,moneyhadtobecollectedfromeachmember/2123ThethreepeopleThewarendedin1783withtheTreatyofParis.Evenbeforethen,threeinfluentialAmericanshadcalled
8、forachangeinthisloo
