Friday, January 31, 2014

Some information about the Constitution

Since the Constitution was adopted it was amended twenty-seven times.

The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of America.

The Constitution began with seven Articles.

The first 3 Articles embody the separation of powers, the government is divided in 3 branches, legislature, executive, and judiciary.
Articles 4 and 6 frame federalism.
Article 5 decribes process for amending the Constitution.
Article 7 describes process for ratifying the Constitution.

The Constitution was created September 17, 1787.

The Constitution was ratified June 21, 1788.

The Constitution went into effect on March 4, 1789.

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