Constitutional theory is a set of principle guidelines upon which the
             Constitution of the United States finds its footings. Primarily aimed at
             opposing the despotic nature of European governments, the US Constitution
             thus proposes and establishes such golden principles that "government comes
             from below and not from above; and it derives its powers from the consent
             of the governed; and that men have certain natural, inalienable rights; and
             that it is wise and feasible to distribute and balance powers within
             governments, providing local powers to the local governments and general
             powers to the national government; and that men are born equal and should
             be treated as equal before the eyes of the law". (Murphy, 2000; Ponceau,
             Why was such a document so important to the new nation' and What historical
             The importance of the US Constitution can be assessed from observing the
             'Articles of Confederation', the single document framed during the presence
             of the British armies in America. The 'Articles of Confederation' lacked
             both the national executive as well as the national judiciary. Further,
             with no powers to exercise, and without the ability to raise a national
             military, the central government was at a loss, since powers vested by the
             said Articles of Confederation did not allow authority over its own
             citizens, it could not prevent any violation by a state on the rights of
             the other, and nor could the central government build effective relations
             with foreign governments. The need thus rose for an establishment of a
             "more perfect union', and hence the framing of the US Constitution.
             Thus, be it the powers to exercise authority over its own citizens, make
             and change laws, purse economic activity from American perspectives, to the
             effective pursuit of American interests both at home and at the
             int...