Limited-benefit plans include critical-illness plans, indemnity plans (policies that only pay a pre-determined amount, regardless of total charges), and âhospital cashâ policies. These plans are not regulated by the Affordable Care Act and are not suitable to serve as a personâs only medical coverage.
The 13 original colonies that ratified the Constitution of the United States of America
Introduction. The U.S. Constitution established Americaâs national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens. It was signed on September 17, 1787, by delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, presided over by George Washington.Under Americaâs first governing document, the Articles of Confederation, the national government was weak and states operated like independent countries.n 1789, Madison, then a member of the newly established U.S. House of Representatives, introduced 19 amendments to the Constitution. On September 25, 1789, Congress adopted 12 of the amendments and sent them to the states for ratification.