Thanks islandgal for the link. It is a straightforward document that spells out the principles of liberty and freedom. The restrictions on the powers of a central federal government are evident. Even keeping balance in the federal government is an elementary tool for governance by the people on the local level.
Thomas Sowell has a recent op/ed about the US Constitution and how some Americans are dismantling our country to a point of no return.
http://www.nationalreview.com/articl...-thomas-sowell
Have you read The Federalist Papers?
http://www.foundingfathers.info/federalistpapers/