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* complete hover notes
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* amendments 11-28
amendments 11-28
* complete [bracketing out] amended sections of original Constitution
complete [bracketing out] amended sections of original Constitution
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* '''Notes on formatting of the Study Guide''':
* '''Notes on formatting of the Study Guide''':
** <span style="background-color:#f2f2f2">[bracketed]</span> sections have been changed by subsequent Constitutional amendment
**<span style="background-color:#f2f2f2">[bracketed]</span> sections have been changed by subsequent Constitutional amendment
*** i.e., original text was changed by later amendments
** i.e., original text was changed by later amendments
** (parenthetical titles or notes) are not from the text of the Constitution
** (parenthetical titles or notes) are not from the text of the Constitution
** hover over '''{{#tip-text: underlined/ bolded words|explanations and definitions will show in these hover boxes}}'''
** hover over '''{{#tip-text: underlined/ bolded words|explanations and definitions will show in these hover boxes}}''' for explanations and definitions
** scroll your browser up/ down if the hover box text is cut off, which depends on your browser position on the page
** scroll your browser up/ down if the hover box text is cut off, which depends on your browser position on the page
** the Constitution's '''{{#tip-text:Article, Section & Amendment headings|the Constitution's "Article", "Section" and "Amendment" headings in the table of contents will include "hover" and parenthetical information about their purposes (parenthetical information here is not in the original text)}}''' "Article", "Section" and "Amendment" headings in the table of contents will also include "hover" and parenthetical information about their purposes  
** the Constitution's '''{{#tip-text:Article, Section & Amendment headings|the Constitution's "Article", "Section" and "Amendment" headings in the table of contents will include "hover" and parenthetical information about their purposes (parenthetical information here is not in the original text)}}''' "Article", "Section" and "Amendment" headings in the table of contents will also include "hover" and parenthetical information about their purposes  
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* <big>The following is the text of the '''{{#tip-text: Constitution|a constitution =
* <big>The following is the text of the '''{{#tip-text: Constitution|a constitution =
* fundamental law
- fundamental law
* sets the underlying rules and structures for a government or organization
- sets the underlying rules and structures for a government or organization
* in the United States it is the supreme law of the land
- in the United States it is the supreme law of the land
* the United States Constitution is the oldest and shortest written constitution in the world.  
- 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 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, 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>
- the new government it formed was opened on March 4, 1789}}''' of the United States</big>
* 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"
* 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"
* 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" by  
- 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" by the states
* as per "Article 7.", upon ratification by the ninth state, the Constitution was to go into effect
* as per "Article 7.", upon ratification by the ninth state, the Constitution was to go into effect
** New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it on June 21, 1788
* New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it on June 21, 1788
*** Delaware was the first state to ratify it, on December 7, 1878
* Delaware was the first state to ratify it, on December 7, 1878
** The Congress of the Confederation certified the new Constitution's ratification on September 13, 1788
* The Congress of the Confederation certified the new Constitution's ratification on September 13, 1788
** the new Congress first "convened" (officially met) on March 4, 1789  
* the new Congress first "convened" (officially met) on March 4, 1789  
** George Washington became the first President on April 30, 1789
* George Washington became the first President on April 30, 1789
* Amendments 1-10, known as the "Bill of Rights", were transmitted to the states for ratification on September 25, 1789
* Amendments 1-10, known as the "Bill of Rights", were transmitted to the states for ratification on September 25, 1789
** were adopted, by prior arrangement during the ratification period, on  
** were adopted, by prior arrangement during the ratification period, on  
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