Interesting Facts About the Constitution By Erin Rall On September 17, 2015, the United States Constitution celebrated its 228th birthday. The 55 delegates that gathered in Philadelphia in 1787, did not know that out of the ashes of the Articles of Confederation a Phoenix would arise, known as the Constitution of the United States. In this essay, I will share some more interesting facts about the Constitution as well as answer the following two questions: (1) What were some of the complaints about the new Constitution? and, (2) What was added to the Constitution to make it stronger.
Some of the major complaints of the Founding Fathers were not only royal tyranny, they also feared rule by the people and favored various …show more content…
The new document delineated separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches to counter centralized power with checks and balances. Each of the three branches would have defined abilities to check the powers of the other branches to prevent abuse of power. According to the new document, Congress would have the sole power to legislate for the United States. The new executive branch caused the delegates “considerable pause”, according to James Madison. George Mason protested that this office would create a “fetus of monarchy” due to the powers of the president. However, unlike the British monarch, the president could be removed from office or impeached by a two-thirds vote of the Senate. The judicial branch provoked surprisingly little debate among the delegates. The Judiciary was given power to interpret and review the laws created by the Congress and the actions of the President. Before the end of 1787, the new constitution gained momentum and several of the smaller states were among the first to act. On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire