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The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States. It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789. Originally including seven articles, the Constitution delineates the national frame and constrains the powers of the federal government.
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Thirty-three amendments to the Constitution of the United...
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Article Four of the United States Constitution outlines the...
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Article One of the Constitution of the United States...
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Article III authorizes one Supreme Court, but does not set...
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- Article Two of The United States Constitution
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Dates the 13 states ratified the Constitution. Article Seven...
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History of the United States Constitution. For a chronological guide, see Timeline of drafting and ratification of the United States Constitution. The United States Constitution has served as the supreme law of the United States since taking effect in 1789.
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Since 1787, Congress has written 33 amendments to change the Constitution, but the states have ratified only 27 of them.
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1. Mayflower Compact 2. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut 3. Massachusetts Body of Liberties 4. English Bill of Rights 5. Federalist Papers 6. United States Bill of Rights
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1. Alexander Hamilton 2. Gouverneur Morris 3. John Jay 4. James Madison 5. John Marshall 6. Thomas Paine
Amar, Akhil Reed (2005). "In the Beginning". America's Constitution: A Biography. New York: Random House. ISBN 1-4000-6262-4.Bailyn, Bernard, ed. The Debate on the Constitution: Federalist and Antifederalist Speeches, Articles, and Letters During the Struggle for Ratification. Part One: September 1787 to February 1788 (T...Bailyn, Bernard, ed. The Debate on the Constitution: Federalist and Antifederalist Speeches, Articles, and Letters During the Struggle for Ratification. Part Two: January to August 1788 (The Librar...Edling, Max M. (2003). A Revolution in Favor of Government: Origins of the U.S. Constitution and the Making of the American State. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-514870-3.National Archives
1. The National Archives Experience — Constitution of the United States 2. The National Archives Experience — High Resolution Downloads of the Charters of Freedom 3. Full text of U.S. Constitution 4. Full text of The Bill of Rights 5. Full text of the amendments
Official U.S. government sources
1. Analysis and Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States Archived 2006-12-06 at the Wayback Machine: Annotated constitution, with descriptions of important cases (official publication of U.S. Senate) 2. United States Constitution and related resources: Library of Congress 3. CIA World Fact Book Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
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1. US Constitution[permanent dead link]in basic English 2. US Law Dictionary Archived 2006-08-12 at the Wayback Machine 3. Audio version of US Constitution: free mp3 download 4. The Constitution Society: Research and public education on the principles of constitutional republican government 4.1. Text of the constitution Archived 2007-03-04 at the Wayback Machine 5. Law about...the Constitution: An overview of constitutional law from the Legal Information Institute 6. The U.S. Constitution Onl...
3 days ago · Constitution of the United States of America, the fundamental law of the U.S. federal system of government and a landmark document of the Western world. The oldest written national constitution in use, the Constitution defines the principal organs of government and their jurisdictions and the basic rights of citizens.
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Most commonly, the term constitution refers to a set of rules and principles that define the nature and extent of government. Most constitutions seek to regulate the relationship between institutions of the state, in a basic sense the relationship between the executive, legislature and the judiciary, but also the relationship of institutions ...
The official website of the U.S. Constitution, with annotations and explanations of its articles, sections, and amendments. Learn about the history, structure, and interpretation of the Constitution from the Library of Congress.
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On September 17, 1787, the United States Constitution —the oldest written constitution still in effect today—was approved and signed in Philadelphia by thirty-nine delegates to the federal convention. The document has been hailed as the most successful work of its kind in modern history.
