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<u>'''Notes on the adoption of the Constitution</u>''':<br> | <u>'''Notes on the adoption of the Constitution</u>''':<br> | ||
• Articles I through VII are the original Constitution as adopted by the Constitutional Convention of 1787 on '''{{#tip-text:September 15, 1787|known as "Constitution Day"}}'''<br> | • Articles I through VII are the original Constitution as adopted by the Constitutional Convention of 1787 on '''{{#tip-text:September 15, 1787|known as "Constitution Day"}}'''<br> | ||
• The original Constitution structured the Federal government<br> | • The original Constitution structured the '''{{#tip-text:Federal government|Federal government| | ||
* "federal" = a union of independent states that give up certain powers to a central government while reserving other, mostly internal, powers for themselves | |||
* the "federal government" thereby is that central government that governs the union of states with specified, or limited, powers}}'''<br> | |||
• Its text and plain meaning is modified by "amendments" and its interpretation is modified via '''{{#tip-text:"judicial review"|judicial review | • Its text and plain meaning is modified by "amendments" and its interpretation is modified via '''{{#tip-text:"judicial review"|judicial review | ||
* = the power of the courts to "interpret" the meaning and purpose of the Constitution | * = the power of the courts to "interpret" the meaning and purpose of the Constitution | ||