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<u>Notes on the format and use of the Constitution Popup Study Guide</u>:<br> | |||
• hover over '''{{#tip-text: underlined/ bolded words|explanations and definitions will show in these hover boxes}}''' for explanations and definitions | • hover your mouse or cursor over '''{{#tip-text:underlined/ bolded words|Summaries, explanations and definitions will show in these hover boxes}}''' for popup summaries, explanations and definitions<br> | ||
• <span style="background-color:#cccccc">grayed-out</span> sections have been '''{{#tip-text:changed by subsequent Constitutional amendment|* i.e., original text was changed by later amendments | |||
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* and that original text is no longer law}}'''<br> | * and that original text is no longer law}}'''<br> | ||
• | • Section headers that appear in the table of contents are in '''bold''' by default but do not have hover popup notes<br> | ||
• note that the table of contents entries are hyperlinks and therefore are underlined by default<br> | • note that the table of contents entries are hyperlinks and therefore are underlined by default<br> | ||
• if the hover box text is cut off in your browser view, scroll your browser up/ down to reposition it<br><br> | • if the hover box text is cut off in your browser view, scroll your browser up/ down to reposition it<br> | ||
• this article uses '''{{#tip-text:[bracketed parenthetical notes]|text in brackets<br> | |||
* is for additional information and is not from the Constitution itself | |||
* bracketed information in Article, Section and Amendment headings are there so that they will appear in the Table of Contents for easy reference | |||
* where the brackets contain the word, "summary" after Article, Section and Amendment titles, the hover popup will provide general outlines and purposes of those segments of the Constitution}}''' that are not from the text of the Constitution<br><br> | |||
• <u>Additional sources</u>:<br> | |||
•• [https://constitution.congress.gov/ Constitution Annotated from Congress.gov]<br> | •• [https://constitution.congress.gov/ Constitution Annotated from Congress.gov]<br> | ||
•• [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_States Constitution of the United States (wikipedia)]<br> | •• [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_States Constitution of the United States (wikipedia)]<br> | ||
••• these references are useful but complex and frequently not easy to read or understand<br> | ••• these references are useful but complex and frequently not easy to read or understand<br> | ||
••• the U.S. Constitution | ••• so the U.S. Constitution Popup Study Guide is designed to provide easy-to-consume definitions, explanations and background information upon cursor hover of '''{{#tip-text:bolded words or phrases|bolded words or phrases}}'''<br><br> | ||
<u>Notes on the adoption of the Constitution</u>:<br> | |||
• Articles I through VII are the original Constitution as adopted by the Constitutional Convention of 1787 on '''{{#tip-text:September 15, 1787|known as "Constitution Day"}}''' | • Articles I through VII are the original Constitution as adopted by the Constitutional Convention of 1787 on '''{{#tip-text:September 15, 1787|known as "Constitution Day"}}''' | ||
the '''{{#tip-text:Congress of the Confederation|the Congress and national government as operating under the authority of the "Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union"<br> | the '''{{#tip-text:Congress of the Confederation|the Congress and national government as operating under the authority of the "Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union"<br> | ||
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* the Constitution has been amended 27 times, with the first ten amendments being known as the "Bill of Rights" | * the Constitution has been amended 27 times, with the first ten amendments being known as the "Bill of Rights" | ||
* 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}}''' of the United States</big><br> | * the new government it formed was opened on March 4, 1789}}''' of the United States</big><br> | ||
== WE THE PEOPLE [the "Preamble" states general purpose of the Constitution]== | == WE THE PEOPLE [the "Preamble" states general purpose of the Constitution]== | ||