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<u>Notes on the format and use of the Constitution Popup Study Guide</u>:<br> | <u>'''Purpose of the U.S. Constitution Popup Study Guide'''</u><br> | ||
• this annotated guide to the text of the Constitution is designed for | |||
** students and teachers for | |||
•• easy-to-consume definitions, explanations and background information | |||
•• upon cursor hover of '''{{#tip-text:bolded words or phrases|bolded words or phrases from the text of the U.S. Constitution}}''' | |||
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<u>'''Notes on the format and use of the Constitution Popup Study Guide</u>''':<br> | |||
• hover your mouse or cursor over or touch '''{{#tip-text:underlined/ bolded words|Summaries, explanations and definitions will show in these hover boxes}}''' for popup summaries, explanations and definitions<br> | • hover your mouse or cursor over or touch '''{{#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 | • <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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* bracketed information in Article, Section and Amendment headings are there so that they will appear in the Table of Contents for easy reference | * 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> | * 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>Notes on the adoption of the Constitution</u>:<br> | • <u>'''Additional Constitution sources</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"}}''' | •• the below references are useful but frequently complex, legalistic and not easy for students to read or understand<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> | click EXPAND for additional sources & annotated texts of the Constitution: | ||
• considered, the third Continental Congress, the Congress of Confederation was adopted following the end of hostilities in the Revolutionary War in 1781}}''' submitted the proposed Constitution to the states for "ratification" | <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | ||
• as per "Article 7.", upon ratification by the ninth | • [https://constitution.congress.gov/ "Constitution Annotated" from the Congressional Research Service (Congress.gov)]<br> | ||
• [https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/index.html Congressional additional version of the "Constitution Annotated" from the Cornell Legal Information Institute (cornell.edu)]<br> | |||
• [https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/full-text Interactive Constitution (consitutioncenter.org)]<br> | |||
• [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_States Constitution of the United States (wikipedia)]<br> | |||
• Students may also wish to review the text of the 1777 [https://www.ourdocuments.gov/print_friendly.php?flash=true&page=transcript&doc=3&title=Transcript+of+Articles+of+Confederation+%281777%29 Articles of Confederation (oudocuments.gov)]<br> | |||
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<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"}}'''<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> | |||
• considered, the third Continental Congress, the Congress of Confederation was adopted following the end of hostilities in the Revolutionary War in 1781}}''' submitted the proposed Constitution to the states for '''{{#tip-text:"ratification"|Ratification: | |||
* = formal and official adoption of a document, treaty, or agreement | |||
* the states acted as independent sovereigns to "ratify" the Constitution and thus join the new government as established by it}}'''<br> | |||
• as per "Article 7.", upon ratification by the ninth of the original thirteen states, the Constitution went into effect<br> | |||
•• Delaware was the first state to ratify it, on December 7, 1878<br> | •• Delaware was the first state to ratify it, on December 7, 1878<br> | ||
•• New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it on June 21, 1788<br> | |||
• The Congress of the Confederation certified the new Constitution's ratification on September 13, 1788<br> | • The Congress of the Confederation certified the new Constitution's ratification on September 13, 1788<br> | ||
• the new Congress first "convened" (officially met) on March 4, 1789 <br> | • the new Congress first "convened" (officially met) on March 4, 1789<br> | ||
•• George Washington became the first President on April 30, 1789<br> | •• George Washington became the first President on April 30, 1789<br> | ||
•• a series of | •• a series of amendments, known as the "Bill of Rights", were transmitted to the states for ratification on September 25, 1789<br> | ||
•• | •• ten of the proposed amendments went into effect upon ratification by the 11th state, Virginia (marking 3/4ths of the now 14 states) on December 15, 1791<br><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 '''{{#tip-text: United States of America|"United States": | ||
* a state = an independent, sovereign country or nation | |||
* upon independence from Great Britain, the original thirteen "states" became independent sovereign political entities | |||
* they had, however, under the Articles of Confederation, yielded certain powers to a confederacy of the states to be called "The United States of America" | |||
* the Preamble of the Constitution calls itself the "Constitution for the United States of America"}}''' with mouse/cursor hover popup explanations</big><br><br> | |||
== WE THE PEOPLE [the "Preamble" states general purpose of the Constitution]== | == WE THE PEOPLE [the "Preamble" states general purpose of the Constitution]== | ||