A public opinion poll conducted on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution in 1987 revealed that most Americans knew little about the document's contents and purpose. Only a slim majority knew that the Constitution's main goal was to create a federal government and define its powers, while nearly half mistakenly believed it contained Karl Marx's phrase 'From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.'
Thurgood Marshall, the first Black Supreme Court justice, had his doubts about the Constitution's reverence. He labeled it 'defective from the start,' highlighting the exclusions of 'We the People' and the consent to slavery that the framers accepted.
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