The Founding Documents, & Inspiration for our American Government

On October 12, 1492, the official discovery of America was made by Christopher Columbus. Hundreds of years later, we have established a unique system of democratic government from other countries.

Featuring three systems, respectively:

• The Legisliative System
• The Executive System
• The Judicial System

Each branch has their own job to play in the system.

• The Legislative branch creates laws, and houses the Congress, Senate, and House of Representatives.
• The Executive branch carries out laws, and houses the President, Vice President, and the Cabinet.
• The Judicial branch interprets laws into the Supreme court, aswell as other federal courts.

But how did we begin to establish this system that makes it fair for us to say in a country like this?

America's Founding Documents

These documents are what mandated the system we know of today.

1. Declaration of Independence - Expresses the ideals on which the United States was founded and the reasons for separation from Great Britain
2. Constitution - Defines the framework of the Federal Government of the United States
3. Bill of Rights - Defines the first ten amendments to the Constituion. Also defines citizens' and states' rights in relation to the Government

Pictures of each document

These are also known was the Charters of Freedom.

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Date each document was made / Ratified

Document	Date Written	Date Ratified
Declaration of Independence	June - July 1776	July 4, 1776
Constitution	September 17, 1787	June 21, 1788
Bill of Rights	September 25, 1789	December 15, 1791

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