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Can you list the main points of the US Constitution?
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1. Establishment of the separation of powers between branches of government: legislative (Congress), executive (the President), and judicial (federal courts).
2. Guarantees of essential rights and liberties to the American people including freedoms of speech, religion, press, and peaceable assembly.
3. Establishes the federal government and its relationship to the states.
4. Clarification of authority of the federal government in areas such as foreign relations, national defense, and taxation.
5. Establishes the system of federalism where power is divided between the national government and the state governments.
6. Protection of the sanctity of contract by setting the standard that all debts, laws, and contracts will remain valid.
7. Creation of the office of the President of the United States and the terms of the presidential elections.
8. Protection of citizens' voting rights, including the right to vote for a President and members of Congress by citizens of 18 years of age or older.
9. Provision for the amendment of the Constitution to ensure the document remains current with the changing needs of society.