... the restrictions of the government. The Second Continental Congress and its delegates from the thirteen colonies produced the first American constitution known as the Articles of Confederation. Having it executed from 1781 to 1788, it was not as effective as it was supposed to be. In the summer of 1787 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia gathered to create a document, which could efficiently observe the powers of government and its branches. A year later this document was ratified by the colonies and put into execution, making up what is known as the oldest functioning constitution in the world. Thesis At the time of the creation of the American Constitution many of the Founding Fathers were influenced by the ideas of the British philosopher John Locke as well as by the works of the French writer Montesquieu. Therefore, it could be said that the American Constitution is the ...

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