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''For the full text of the U.S. Constitution, see [[Full Text of the United States Constitution]].''<br />

''For the full text of the U.S. Constitution, see [[Full Text of the United States Constitution]].''<br />

<br />''For a course on Government and the Constitution, see [[Educational Index|List of Courses]]''<br />

''For a course on Government and the Constitution, see [[Educational Index|List of Courses]]''<br /><br />

The '''United States Constitution''' is the supreme legal text that forms the framework of the [[United States government]]. It was written by the [[Constitutional Convention]] of 1787 which debated many plans and compromises. The existing Congress sent it to the 13 states; after heated debates all 13 states ratified it in 1788 and it started in operation in 1789, with [[George Washington]] the first president, as the first Congress met in [[New York City]].  

The '''United States Constitution''' is the supreme legal text that forms the framework of the [[United States government]]. It was written by the [[Constitutional Convention]] of 1787 which debated many plans and compromises. The existing Congress sent it to the 13 states; after heated debates all 13 states ratified it in 1788 and it started in operation in 1789, with [[George Washington]] the first president, as the first Congress met in [[New York City]].