d after the War of independence. A “constitution” in American political language means the set of rules, laws, regulations and customs, which together provide the practical norms or standards regulating the work of the government. The document known as the Constitution of the United States, though a basic document, is only a part of the body of rules and customs which form the whole of the American Constitution Supreme Court decisions, interpreting parts of the US Constitution, laws, regulations and customs are part of a basic law (it also calling “live constitution”).
  The Constitution of the United States is the central instrument of American government and supreme law of the land.
  For 200 years, it has guided the evolution of governmental institutions and has provided the basis for political stability, individual freedom, economic growth and social progress.
  The American Constitution is the world’s oldest written constitution in force. It served as model for a number of other constitutions around the world. The Constitution owes its staying power to its simplicity and flexibility.
  The primary aim of the Constitution was to create a strong elected government, directly responsive to the will of people. The concept of self-government did not originate with the Americans. But the degree to which the Constitution committed the United States to rule by the people was unique, and even revolutionary, in comparison with other governments around the world.
  The

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