Constitution of the United States glyph The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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EraSourced to the subject's own accountRatified June 21, 1788 by nine of the thirteen states; effective March 4, 1789 1 Promulgated BySourced to the subject's own accountConstitutional Convention of the United States, ratified by state conventions 1 Classification
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Era (category)Sourced to the subject's own accountEarly Modern (1500-1800) 1 Era (category)Sourced to the subject's own account21st Century (2000-Present) 1 Identity
SymbolSourced to the subject's own accountA founding document bearing a star device, the supreme law of the United States. 1 Legal Status
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The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789.
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Ratified June 21, 1788 by nine of the thirteen states; effective March 4, 1789
Ratification by the states section
Under the process outlined in Article VII of the proposed Constitution, the state legislatures were tasked with organizing "Federal Conventions" to ratify the document.
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The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America.
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The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America.
Authored By: Gouverneur Morris, Committee of Style and Arrangement
The final draft, presented to the convention on September 12, contained seven articles, a preamble and a closing endorsement, of which Morris was the primary author.
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