After reading up on the Constitution, I relearned a lot of what I learned in government class. For example, the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence and such. It was pretty interesting. Since we got to choose, I decided to just analyze the Constitution’s impact on our life today, how it impacted the colonies, some of the signers and comparing it to other constitutions. The Constitution is the legal document that pretty much holds all of society together. It is a long list of rules and/or laws to abide by, focusing on everyone’s well being. The Constitution gives us our feedoms and things like the separation of church and state which is in effect today. It started in September, 1786, when commissioners from five states met in the Annapolis Convention to discuss adjustments to the Articles of Confederation that would improve commerce and life. They invited state representatives to meet in Philidelphia to discuss improvements to the federal government. After discussing it, the Congress of the Confederation and endorsed a plan to revise the Articles of Confederation on Feb. 21st, 1787. Twelve states, with the exception of Rhode Island, accepted the invitation and sent delegates to meet in May 1787. The Convention’s purpose was to propose amendments to the Articles, but the Convention decided to propose a rewritten Constitution. The Philidelphia Convention voted to keep the debates secret, so that the delegates could speak freely. They also decided to draft a new fundamental government design, which eventually stipulated that only nine of the thirteen states would have to ratify for the new government to go into effect. Our knowledge of the drafting and construction of the United States Constitution comes primarily from the diaries left by James Madison, who kept a complete record of the proceedings at the Constitutional Convention. It was a positive impact on the colonies, in my opinion because it restored order within communities. People had expectations to meet and they worked very hard to meet them, resulting in the work force today- a strong, wide range network of people who conform to the norms of society and living within a society to survive, without forcing them to believe a certain religion, or way of life and always granting someone their freedoms. Speech, Assembly, Religion, Press, and the right to bear arms.

Some of the signers included John Locke, Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock, Rufus King, Dan Carroll, John Blair, and Charles Pinckney. I think that yes, in a way, these gentlemen (along with the many other who signed the document) can be considered heroes in a way. They provided America with a foundation and guidelines to follow. They gave us rules and ways to become successful and it’s my opinion that it has blossomed into a really beautiful thing today. Without the Constitution, I don’t know where the U.S. would be on any terms of political grounds and I definitely couldn’t imagine what society might be like. We should praise the Constitution for giving us our freedoms and our protection.