sentences:  Within a few days, the members of this committee were able to review several existing constitutional documents from other countries, formulate a draft, debate the articles, and present the new constitution to the congress for ratification.The constitution declared Syria an independent constitutional monarchy under King Faisal, and recognized no foreign claims in the country or international treaties that would jeopardize its independence.Wasfi Atassi was also a member of the three-membered congressional committee which chose the current building that housed the parliament in Damascus.