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US Constitution study guide: Difference between revisions
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==Original Constitution == | ==Original Constitution == | ||
* The {{#tip-text: constitution| | * The '''{{#tip-text: constitution| | ||
a constitution = | a constitution = | ||
* fundamental law | * 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== | ||