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  1. 2 days ago · 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 [3] It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789.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.

  2. 17 hours ago · The United States Constitution has served as the supreme law of the United States since taking effect in 1789. The document was written at the 1787 Philadelphia Convention and was ratified through a series of state conventions held in 1787 and 1788. Since 1789, the Constitution has been amended twenty-seven times; particularly important ...

  3. 4 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, it defines the principal organs of government and their jurisdictions and the basic rights of citizens.

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  4. Apr 23, 2024 · The United States Constitution Today’s special event: March 16, 1751, is President James Madison‘s birthday. The Constitution is presented in several ways on this site. This page presents the Constitution on one large HTML-enhanced page. Other pages present the Constitution as a series of individual pages, in plain text, in standard Palm DOC format, and […]

  5. Apr 23, 2024 · Choose a format to view the Constitution Please choose a format to view: Enhanced: All-in-one Enhanced: One page per section Plain: All-in-one PDF: All-in-one Images All-in-one, in Spanish The Constitution is also available for viewing on a Palm device or Kindle using the standard Mobile Document (PRC) format: Standard PRC Enhanced TealDoc PRC Links to […]

  6. Apr 24, 2024 · You can find official texts of the Organic Laws of the U. S. in the first volume of the United States Code (and in the first volume of the legislative codes for each of the 50 States). There are other electronic copies of the documents from the Library of Congress and the National Archives and an interactive Constitution app too.

  7. 17 hours ago · The September 17, 1787 signing of the United States Constitution at Independence Hall in Philadelphia depicted in Howard Chandler Christy's 1940 painting, Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States Creating a "more perfect union" and guaranteeing rights. The war ended in 1783 and was followed by a period of prosperity.

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