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amendments 11-28
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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}}''' 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
** (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|a constitution =
* <big>The following is the text of the '''{{#tip-text: Constitution|a constitution =
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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}}''' 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"}}'''
 
* 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 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
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