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[[Image:Constitution.jpg|thumb|300px|The United States Constitution]]

[[Image:Constitution.jpg|thumb|300px|The United States Constitution]]

The United States Constitution is the supreme legal text that forms the [[United States]] government. It was developed at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia during the summer of 1787 and proposed to the states on September 17, 1787.<ref>http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/constpap.htm</ref>  It became law when nine out of thirteen states ratified it. It took effect on March 4, 1789.  It is the oldest constitution of its type still in effect.

The United States Constitution is the supreme legal text that formed the current form [[United States]] government. It superseded the [[Articles of Confederation]]. The Constitution was developed at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia during the summer of 1787 and proposed to the states on September 17, 1787.<ref>http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/constpap.htm</ref>  It became law when nine out of thirteen states ratified it. It took effect on March 4, 1789.  It is the oldest constitution of its type still in effect.

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