Hey guys, it's Adventure Van here with a blog about the Constitution, which is one of America's most important documents. It and the (currently) 33 amendments help courts make extremely important decisions, some of which helps change the course of America's history, and in doing so, the world's. And for all of that, it's not very long, only 4,372 words long. However, in those words, we see one extremely important document that has helped shape American history for decades both past and to come.
The Constitution is a great document which was signed by the famous George Washington, as well as the Constitutional Congress, a group of representatives who helped legislate the legal document. Because of the nature of it, though, it is fundamentally flawed, from problems not seen to new problems with the times. That's why amendments are slowly made to help keep the backbone of America's legal system from becoming outdated. You can read it if you haven't already here.
However, as much as the American Constitution is the oldest still legal constitution, it was actually majorly based off of the Iroquois Constitution, which you can read here. It's a huge document, holding tons of rules and traditions that were the spine of the government. The system of lords, chiefs, and mothers, was very complex, but was a sound form of government even if not being as democratic, and reading it you can see the stuff that we basically lifted for our own constitution.
This blog was written for Constitution Day, a little known holiday celebrating the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. It's like a smaller version of the Declaration of Independence, which we commonly know as the 4th of July. However, it should be just as important, because it's made America what it is over the course of the 300 years it's been helping courts of all sizes make decisions. Plus, an excuse to celebrate means it doesn't matter what country you are, because celebrations are awesome.
That's Adventure Van, reading away!
