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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Timeline_of_drafting_andTimeline of drafting and ratification of the United States ...

    The drafting of the Constitution of the United States began on May 25, 1787, when the Constitutional Convention met for the first time with a quorum at the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to revise the Articles of Confederation. It ended on September 17, 1787, the day the Frame of Government ...

  2. www.law.cornell.edu › constitution-conan › preambleHistorical Background on the Preamble | U.S. Constitution ...

    In several English laws that undergird American understandings of constitutional rights, including the Petition of Rights of 1628,1 Footnote 3 Car. 1, c. 1. the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679,2 Footnote 31 Car. 2, c. 2. the Bill of Rights of 1689,3 Footnote 1 W. & M. c. 2. and the Act of Settlement of 1701,4 Footnote 12 & 13 Will. 3, c. 2. the ...

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Constitution_of_the_UnitedConstitution of the United States - Wikipedia

    The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States. [3] It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789.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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    • June 21, 1788

  5. constitutioncenter.org › the-constitutionThe U.S. Constitution | Constitution Center

    Beginning with the words “We the People,” the U.S. Constitution is composed of the Preamble, seven articles, and 27 amendments. The first 10 amendments are known as the Bill of Rights. In our Interactive Constitution, learn about the text, history, and meaning of the U.S. Constitution from leading scholars of diverse legal and philosophical ...

  6. www.archives.gov › historical-docs › constitutionThe Constitution | National Archives

    Sep 26, 2016 · Enlarge PDF Link Constitution of the United States Signed Copy of the Constitution of the United States; Miscellaneous Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789; Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789, Record Group 360; National Archives. Drafted in secret by delegates to the Constitutional Convention during the summer of 1787 ...

  7. www.loc.gov › item › global-legal-monitorUnited States: The Constitution, Annotated: The Constitution ...

    Sep 17, 2019 · (Sept. 17, 2019) To celebrate this year’s Constitution Day, the Library of Congress is launching the Constitution Annotated, a website that provides online access to a massive Senate document that has served for more than a century as the official record of the US Constitution. Previously, the Constitution Annotated—full name, “Constitution of the United States […]

  8. prologue.blogs.archives.gov › 2022/09/12 › draftingDrafting the U.S. Constitution – Pieces of History

    Sep 12, 2022 · On August 6, 1787, Rutledge delivered a working draft of the proposed Constitution and provided printed copies to the delegates. Most obvious on the draft is the Preamble, which did not begin with the familiar, “We the People of the United States,” but rather started with, “We the People of the States of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts ...