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[[Image:76485685i79.jpg|left|thumb|300px|The drafting committee presenting the [[Declaration of Independence]] to the [[Continental Congress]], painted by John Trumbull 1817–1819.]]
[[Image:76485685i79.jpg|left|thumb|300px|The drafting committee presenting the [[Declaration of Independence]] to the [[Continental Congress]], painted by John Trumbull 1817–1819.]]
[[George Washington]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], and the other [[Founding Fathers]] risked a sentence of death for treason against the English Crown by signing the [[Declaration of Independence]] on July 4th, 1776.
[[George Washington]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], and the other '[[founding fathers]]' risked a sentence of death for treason against the English Crown by signing the [[Declaration of Independence]] on July 4th, 1776.
Between the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the ratification of the [[Constitution]] in 1788, the United States was governed according to the [[Articles of Confederation]].
Between the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the ratification of the [[Constitution]] in 1788, the United States was governed according to the [[Articles of Confederation]].
The 'founding fathers' formally established the current structure of the United States by ratification of the [[U.S. Constitution]] in 1788.
Since then, that constitution has been the only official governing document.<!-- What does this mean? Aren't laws "governing documents"? -->
Although officially a [[republic]], the United States has been governed by two or more [[political parties]] under the rules of a "[[representative democracy]]." Presently, the two major political parties are the [[Democratic Party]], and the [[Republican Party]], the latter being created in 1854, making it the younger of the two.
Although officially a [[Republic]], the United States has been governed by two or more [[political parties]] under the rules of a "Representative [[Democracy]]." Presently, the two major political parties are the [[Democratic Party]], and the Republican Party. The younger of the two parties, the [[Republican Party]], was created in 1854.
== The Role of Religion in Government ==
== The Role of Religion in Government ==