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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 />
''For a course on Government and the Constitution, see [[Educational Index|List of Courses]].''<br /><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]].
[[Conservapedia's Original Source Project]] records a complete transcript here at [[Original Source: United States Congress - Constitution of the United States]].
The U.S. Constitution is a [[conservative]] [[perpetual motion machine]], persistently making [[United States]] more conservative overall while overcoming [[liberal creep]] and [[O'Sullivan's First Law]].
The U.S. Constitution is a [[conservative]] [[perpetual motion machine]], persistently making [[United States]] more conservative overall while overcoming [[liberal creep]] and [[O'Sullivan's First Law]].
==Articles==
==Articles==
[[File:BoR.jpg|300px|right|thumb|The [[United States]] [[Bill of Rights]], page 1.]]
The US Constitution contains seven articles, followed by twenty-seven amendments. Click the Article names to read a full description of each article.
The US Constitution contains seven articles, followed by twenty-seven amendments. Click the Article names to read a full description of each article.
==Amendments==
==Amendments==
[[File:BoR2.jpg|300px|right|thumb|The [[United States]] [[Bill of Rights]], page 2.]]
Consequential to the [[Original Source: United States Congress - Joint Resolution Proposing Twelve Amendments, 1789|Joint Resolution in 1789]] in which twelve ammendments were proposed, the first ten amendments were ratified in the [[Bill of Rights]]. The rest were added at later dates. Click on each Amendment for a more detailed article.
[[Concervapedia's Original Source Project]] maintains a complete public domain transcript here of the at [[Original Source: United States Congress - Amendments to the Constitution]].
* [[First Amendment]]
* [[First Amendment]]