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==Original Constitution ==
==Original Constitution ==
* The {{#tip-text: constitution|
* The '''{{#tip-text: constitution|
a constitution =
a constitution =
* fundamental law
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* the U.S. Constitution was adopted by the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and went into effect once it was ratified by nine of the thirteen original states.
* the U.S. Constitution was adopted by the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and went into effect once it was ratified by nine of the thirteen original states.
* the new government it formed was opened on March 4, 1789
* the new government it formed was opened on March 4, 1789
}} as adopted by the Constitutional Convention of 1787
}}''' as adopted by the Constitutional Convention of 1787


==Preamble==
==Preamble==