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A constitution is primarily meant to ensure that there is a common reference point for justice and to ensure the overall welfare of every citizen. It guides the relationship between the state and the citizens and the relationship amongst the citizens themselves.
Preamble of the Constitution.
The American Declaration of Independence not only suggests a particular relationship between government and governed; it out rightly declares what that relationship is or, rather, should be. Fundamentally, the relationship is consensual; that is, government rules over the governed only by the consent of those who are governed.
According to American Community Survey in 2009, Americans reporting English ancestry are 27 millions or 9.0% of the total U.S. population. But there is an undercount and the true number is estimated between 60-80 millions.
The Americans did not enjoy the laws and taxes that all the British have put down on them. Poo?