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United States Constitution is the world’s longest surviving written charter of government. Since 1789 it is the supreme law of the United States of America and delineates the national frame of government. The text has been amended twenty-seven times. The first ten amendments are known as the Bill of Rights once they offer specific protections of individual liberty and justice and place restrictions on the powers of government. Take knowledge! Good reading!

A complete Edition of the original Constitution with The Bill of Rights and The Declaration of Independence, symbols of freedom, justice, and independence. Beacons of hope and promise of a better world, the American Constitution, The Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights are documents that changed the History of our nation. Built from the efforts of true patriots who believed in a nation of equality and integrity, these three documents stand to this day as a reminder of the struggle and sacrifice of our ancestors who fought so that we could have a better future. So that we could all look at the skies as a free people.

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Symbols of freedom, justice, and independence. Beacons of hope and promise of a better world, the American Constitution, The Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights are documents that changed the History of our nation. Built from the combined efforts of true patriots who believed in a nation of equality and integrity, these three documents stand to this day as a reminder of the struggle and sacrifice of our ancestors who fought so that we could have a better future. So that we could all look at the skies as a free people.

It is one of the most important documents in the history of mankind. The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. This edition provides a clear, easy-to-read format with room for notes. Included in this volume are:The Constitution of the United StatesThe Bill of Rights and all AmendmentsThe Declaration of IndependenceThe Articles of ConfederationThe U.S. Constitution lays out the national frame of government. Its first three articles establish the doctrine of the separation of powers, where the federal government is divided into three branches: the legislative, the executive, and the judicial. Articles Four, Five and Six establish principles of federalism, describing the rights and responsibilities of state governments and of the states in relationship to the federal government. Article Seven establishes the procedure used by the thirteen States to ratify it the Constitution.Since the US Constitution came into force in 1789, it has been amended twenty-seven times. In general, the first ten amendments, known collectively as the Bill of Rights, offer specific protections of individual liberty and justice and place restrictions on the powers of government. Most of the seventeen later amendments expand individual civil rights protections. Others address issues related to federal authority or modify government processes and procedures. At seven articles and twenty-seven amendments, it is the shortest written constitution in force.

Imitated many times. It is often referred to, discussed and used to settle disputes but its 18th century English often frustrates and confuses people to the point that many don't actually read it. It is the Constitution of the United States of America. I have tried to simplify it, explain it so people can read it. Hopefully gain a better understanding of this important founding document. It not only deserves to read in these times. It needs to be read at all times.

The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the land in the United States of America. Complete with all of the amendments. ODIN’S LIBRARY CLASSICS Odin’s Library Classics is dedicated to bringing the world the best of humankind’s literature from throughout the ages. Carefully selected, each work is unabridged from classic works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama.

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ensure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." - Preamble to the Constitution The Constitutional Convention A chief aim of the Constitution as drafted by the Convention was to create a government with enough power to act on a national level, but without so much power that fundamental rights would be at risk. One way that this was accomplished was to separate the power of government into three branches, and then to include checks and balances on those powers to assure that no one branch of government gained supremacy. The powers of each branch are enumerated in the Constitution, with powers not assigned to them reserved to the states. Two plans competed to become the new government: the Virginia Plan, which apportioned representation based on the population of each state, and the New Jersey plan, which gave each state an equal vote in Congress. The Virginia Plan was supported by the larger states, and the New Jersey plan preferred by the smaller. In the end, they settled on the Great Compromise (sometimes called the Connecticut Compromise), in which the House of Representatives would represent the people as apportioned by population; the Senate would represent the states apportioned equally; and the President would be elected by the Electoral College. The Constitution is written in the hand of a delegate from Pennsylvania, Gouverneur Morris. He is also credited with the famous preamble, quoted at the top of this page. On September 17, 1787, 39 of the 55 delegates signed the new document, with many of those who refused to sign objecting to the lack of a bill of rights.