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

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

The '''United States Constitution''' is the supreme [[legal]] text that formed the framework of the current [[United States]] government. It superseded the [[Articles of Confederation]]. The Constitution was developed at the [[Constitutional Convention]] in [[Philadelphia]] at Independence Hall 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 and shortest written constitution of its type still in effect.<ref>http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/FastFacts/index.shtml</ref> Constitution Day is celebrated on September 17th.

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

 

It superseded the [[Articles of Confederation]]. It is the oldest written constitution.<ref>http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/FastFacts/index.shtml</ref> Constitution Day is celebrated on September 17th.

==Other interesting facts about The Constitution:==

==Other interesting facts about The Constitution:==