THE CONSTITUTION OF 1787

The Constitution of 1787

Constitution of the United States in 1787

United States Constitution, adopted in 1787, operates in the country so far with 27 amendments. Its adoption was due to the economic, political, social and ideological factors; the economic difficulties of the postwar period, the threat of new civil war, the need to rally the state and the centralization of power, all this required the creation of a unified state. Constitution adopted the Constitutional convention, which was convened in 1787 in Philadelphia, and on which states have sent 55 delegates. Nearly all the delegates had experience in public, legal work or business. Among them, a prominent role played by Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, D. Madison, Randolph E., and D. Wilson. The U.S. Constitution is based on the principle of separation of powers into legislative, executive and judicial branches (Vile, 2005). It is very concise, many of its articles are general in nature, and hence the critical importance is given to its interpretation, which is the prerogative of the U.S. Supreme Court Legislature in parliament that is the Congress, which consists of two chambers:

•Senate - elected for six years and updated every two years. Chairman of the Board shall be the vice president. At present, elections to the Senate made a direct order, originally elected by the legislatures of the states legislatures;

•House of Representatives elected for two years. Chairman of the Chamber referred to Speaker.

The powers of both chambers are equal, but the Senate has the exclusive right to ratify international treaties and approve presidential appointment to the post. The legislative initiative belongs to the members of both chambers. The main functions of the Congress include the following:

•Priority is passing laws and approving the budget.

•Regulate commerce with foreign nations and among states.

•Implementation of domestic and foreign policy; It ...