Constitutionalism in the United States


Constitutionalism in the United States is a basic value espoused by political parties, activist groups and individuals across a wide range of the political spectrum, that the powers of federal, state and local governments are limited by the Constitution of the United States and that the civil and political rights of citizens should not be violated.
As a political movement, many constitutionalists have expressed concern over provisions of the 2001 USA Patriot Act, civil asset forfeiture laws, mass surveillance, police checkpoints and militarization of police, while differing over other issues, such as restrictions on firearms, states' rights to determine drug and restroom laws, and federal management of public lands.

Famous U.S. Constitutionalists Declaration of Independence

Famous U.S. Constitutionalists Articles of Confederation

Of the United States Constitutional Convention Signed the Article Of Confederation
Connecticut Samuel Huntington Roger Sherman Oliver Wolcott Titus Hosmer Andrew Adams
Delaware Thomas McKean John Dickinson Nicholas Van Dyke
Georgia John Walton Edward Telfair Edward Langworthy
Maryland John Hanson Daniel Carroll
Massachusetts John Hancock Samuel Adams Elbridge Gerry Francis Dana James Lovell Samuel Holten
New Hampshire Josiah Bartlett John Wentworth, Jr.
New Jersey John Witherspoon Nathaniel Scudder
New York James Duane Francis Lewis William Duer Gouverneur Morris
North Carolina John Penn Cornelius Harnett John Williams
Pennsylvania Robert Morris Daniel Roberdeau Jonathan Bayard Smith William Clingan Joseph Reed
South Carolina Henry Laurens William Henry Drayton John Mathews Richard Hutson Thomas Heyward, Jr.
Rhode Island William Ellery Henry Marchant John Collins
Virginia Richard Henry LeeJohn Banister Thomas Adams John Harvis Francis Lightfoot Lee

Famous U.S. Constitutionalists U.S. Constitution and Amendments

Signed the U.S. Constitution and Amendments
Connecticut William Samuel Johnson, Roger Sherman
Delaware George Read, Gunning Bedford Jr., John Dickinson, Richard Bassett, Jacob Broom
Georgia William Few, Abraham Baldwin
Maryland James McHenry, Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, Daniel Carroll
Massachusetts Nathaniel Gorham, Rufus King
New Hampshire John Langdon, Nicholas Gilman
New Jersey William Livingston, David Brearley, William Paterson, Jonathan Dayton
New York Alexander Hamilton
North Carolina William Blount, Richard Dobbs Spaight, Hugh Williamson
Pennsylvania Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Mifflin, Robert Morris, George Clymer, Thomas FitzSimons, Jared Ingersoll, James Wilson, Gouverneur Morris
South Carolina John Rutledge, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Pierce Butler
Virginia George Washington, John Blair, James Madison Jr.