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Explain the goals and purpose of the Constitution based on what the Framers wrote in the Preamble. What was the main
focuses of the government they were creating? 1 paragraph response - minimum 5 sentences.

"The Framers of the American Constitution were all visionaries. They designed our Constitution to endure. They sought not only to address the specific challenges facing the nation during their life, but to establish the foundational principles that would sustain and guide the new nation into an uncertain future.   The text of the Constitution reflects this vision. It defines our most fundamental freedoms in general terms: “freedom of speech,” “due process of law,” “free exercise” of religion, “equal protection of the laws,” “cruel and unusual punishment.” The Constitution sets forth governmental powers in similarly general terms: Congress may regulate “commerce… among the several states,” the president will “take care that the laws be faithfully executed,” the courts are authorized to decide “cases” and “controversies"( GEOFFREY, MARSHALL, 2011). ”

Explanation: BY GEOFFREY STONE, WILLIAM P. MARSHALL Date: Summer of 2011.  Title of page: The Framers’ Constitution A JOURNAL OF IDEAS. URL: https://democracyjournal.org/magazine/21/the-framers-constitution/  This is just an exert from the page that I was reading. It should be able to help you with your question.

answer; slavery should be outlawed in the new country, was part of the initial draft of the declaration of independence, but not part of the final