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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''': | * '''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}}''' | ||
** 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 | ||
* (parenthetical information here is not in the original text | ** (parenthetical) information here is not in the original text | ||
** note that the table of contents entries are hyperlinks and therefore are underlined by default | ** note that the table of contents entries are hyperlinks and therefore are underlined by default | ||
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<big>The following is the text of the '''{{#tip-text: Constitution| | * <big>The following is the text of the '''{{#tip-text: Constitution|a constitution = | ||
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* 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 | ||
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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 | * the new government it formed was opened on March 4, 1789}}''' of the United States</big> | ||
}}''' 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" | ||