25TheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates.pptVIP

25. The Constitution of the United States The general idea I shall deal with the background of the Constitution, the great Convention of 1787 that produced it, some of its leading principles and provisions, and the means by which it has been adapted over so long a time to the needs of a changing society Translation of the general idea 我下面要讲的是这部宪法诞生的背景,1787年制定这部宪法的那次伟大的制宪会议，宪法的一些主要原则和条款，以及长期以来为了适应一个不断发展的社会的需要而修正宪法的方法。 Vocabulary original originality provisions a large measure of self-government have sth in common be subject to allegiance ancestor colonial assume with the aid of put in