Why is Article VII still part of the Constitution?
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Article 7 relates to the ratification process for the US Constitution. While redundant now as it has been ratified, it is part of the historical record. It would also be more trouble than it is worth engaging in a constitutional amendment process to remove it.
908335
I don't really understand the question.  As a citizen you have the rights of legal and political nature as guaranteed by the Constitution.
930852
Article two of the US Constitution establishes the power of the executive branch (mainly the President).\n\nIs that short enough?
1001450
The constitution is the basis for all law in the United States
266385
wth? they dont actually state the language in the constitution my dear...\n\nbut it does seem a bit odd seeing as though the whole document is written in...*ahem*...ENGLISH!\n\nand what kind of question is this? you have absolutely no grounds for this foolishness...it doesnt even makes sense...
1179727
Most countries already have a seperation written right into thier constitution...but there have been times I wish the church had more pull.\n\n+D
989882
There are 27 amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The first ten are known as the Bill of Rights. The last one was added in 1992
134356
Because the Constitution is obsolete, it was written over 200 years ago. Other anachronisms include the Electoral College, etc. \n\nWith politics as they are, it will NEVER be corrected.
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Because we all pick and choose the parts that fit our view.\n\nThat's one of the BIG reasons that the people that wrote the constitution, even though they were mostly one form of Christian or another, decided to require that there not be a formal national religion.  They recognized that throughout history, one faction or another has used one phrase or another in the Bible, the Koran, the Talmud, etc to justify why one group of people should have rights that another should not.  \n\nThat's also why they made it so hard to modify the constitution -- so that, say, conservative Christians in the 1950's couldn't give the right of marriage to one group (couples of same race) and deny it to another (couples of different races).  \n\nSounds strikingly familiar to a more recent debate, doesn't it?
908710
The constitution is kept in the National Archives in Washington D.C.\nI'm not sure of the second question.\nThe 2 dollar bill is the answer to the third question.\n39 people signed the constitution.\nYou're welcome! Please pick me as best answer!
222824
Because Federal Law is above state law.  States can not create laws that conflict with the constitution.
274597
none so far, but debate over the past year regarding constitutional change (or charter change) has been quite heated. currently, they are still under the constitution of 1987.
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it is everything that you said. the way that America was set up made it so that it could last through the times with only slight changes. if you look at the constitution you can see that they have only made clarifications with all of the amendments but as a whole it hasn't changed for the 200+ years that it has been in place. we also offer many basic freedoms that many countries take away from people.  when you think about it when this country was formed with the government and all there had to be someone behind all of the process some God like being behind it all trying to help it all form correctly and to be able to run smoothly.
264555
I agree about our Constitution.  This nation was the first nation in the modern world where it was openly acknowledged that no one possesses perfect foresight, so our body of laws had to be flexible enough to accommodate future Americans and their future issues, but solid enough and based upon firm enough principles that they would not be changed on a whim.  The principles upon which our system was founded were (and are) so cutting edge that they have become a model for many countries where liberty and equality are at issue.  Under the ideals upon which this country was founded, it is easy to see why we are held up as the model against which other countries measure themselves.  However, the ideal and the reality sometimes are just far enough apart to reflect duplicity to those looking for c hinks in our collective armor.  Suffice it to say that ours is the most effective system operating for most intents and purposes, inconsistencies notwithstanding.
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On all issues of law the final arbiter in the United States is the Supreme Court.  That body in the USA's tricameral system of government has frequently overruled the executive and/or legislative branches of government as to interpretations of existing law.  This in no way should lead one to make such statements as "the President is ignoring the constitution."  It merely demonstrates that a reading  of existing law has been more narrowly defined by the court as interpreted vis-a-vis the constitution and that the system of checks and balances work.
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Power corrupts, and absolute power leads to abuse.\n\nGovernments have power, and when combine with the military, that gives them near absolute power. That's why the Constitution was written. To prevent the government from abusing its power.\n\nSadly, in recently years, a combination of fear and complacency in the population has resulted in the govt claiming more and more power, to the point of ignoring the Constitution, just because it can.
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The Articles of Confederation didn't create a functioning nation, so the Constitution created a federal system with a unified currency, post, foreign policy etc., while letting the states decide less national matters.