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→The Constitution and Politics in the United States: Partial revert: perhaps capitals /are/ appropriate here.
[[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.
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"? -->
Since then, that constitution has been the only official governing document.<!-- What does this mean? Aren't laws "governing documents"? -->