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The U.S. Constitution was written and ratified by nine of the original 13 states. And started a long journey to our government and people’s rights.
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As the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution, It says the people’s rights in relation to the government. It guarantees civil rights and liberties for the individual such as freedom of speech, press and religion.
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The Constitution stated that the runner-up in the presidential election would become the vice president. This system almost caused a constitutional crisis when Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr received the same number of electoral votes. The 12th Amendment declared that electors vote separately , for The president and vice president.
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States that neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, unless a punishment for crime, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
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The right of citizens in the U.S to vote, shall not be denied or abridged by the U.S or by any State on account of race, color, or a previous condition of servitude.
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Passage of the 16th Amendment in 1913, gave the government the power to collect income tax. This change reversed the prohibition of “direct tax9 from Article 1 of the constitution.
