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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 It superseded the [[Articles of Confederation]].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.[[http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/FastFacts/index.shtml]]  

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 It superseded the [[Articles of Confederation]].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.[http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/FastFacts/index.shtml]  

==Other interesting facts about The Constitution:==

==Other interesting facts about The Constitution:==

*Established on November 26, 1789, the first national "Thanksgiving Day" was originally created by George Washington as a way of "giving thanks" for the Constitution. [[http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/FastFacts/index.shtml]]

*Established on November 26, 1789, the first national "Thanksgiving Day" was originally created by George Washington as a way of "giving thanks" for the Constitution. [http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/FastFacts/index.shtml]

*The U.S. Constitution was prepared in secret, behind locked doors that were guarded by sentries.

*The U.S. Constitution was prepared in secret, behind locked doors that were guarded by sentries.