Constitution (US)

constitution

= fundamental law; in the United States: the supreme law of the land
= sets the underlying rules and structures for a government or organization
The United States Constitution is the oldest and shortest written constitution in the world
The purpose of the U.S. Constitution was to structure a new government and to set the extents (powers) and limits of it
- The Constitution has been amended 27 times
- the first ten amendments are known as the "Bill of Rights"
The U.S. Constitution was adopted by the Constitutional Convention of 1787
- it 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

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