Ginnie Graham

Tulsa World Columnist

The U.S. Constitution did not establish a system of federal courts, only one “supreme Court.” The original document did not define who could vote.

The Constitution does not say “all men are created equal.” That’s in the Declaration of Independence. The founding document defined slaves as worth three-fifths of a person when considering the census for congressional apportionment. The words “slave” and “slavery” weren’t used, opting instead for euphemism like “person held to service or labour.”

Also not appearing in the Constitution is the word “democracy,” and that’s because the nation was founded as a republic. In a democracy, the majority rules. A republic is a government by the people with a system of checks and balances guided by a constitution. Ar

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