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The Constitution of the United States is the oldest and longest-standing written and codified national constitution in force in the world. [ 4 ] [ a ] The drafting of the Constitution , often referred to as its framing, was completed at the Constitutional Convention , which assembled at Independence Hall in Philadelphia between May 25 and ...
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Record group: Record Group 11: General Records of the United States Government, 1778 - 2006 (National Archives Identifier: 340) Series: The Constitution of the United States, compiled 09/17/1787 - 09/17/1787 (National Archives Identifier: 595951) MLR Number A-1 1; Source: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration: Other versions
Establishes the direct election of United States senators by popular vote. May 13, 1912 April 8, 1913 330 days 18th: Prohibits the manufacturing or sale of alcohol within the United States. (Repealed on December 5, 1933 by the 21st Amendment.) December 18, 1917 January 16, 1919 1 year, 29 days 19th: Grants women the right to vote. June 4, 1919
A pocket constitution, published together with the Declaration of Independence.This particular copy is from the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.. A pocket Constitution is a printed copy of the United States Constitution that is pocket-sized or pamphlet-sized and can fit in a pocket, purse, or other small container for portability.
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Alexander Hamilton's copy of the first printed draft The Constitutional Convention 's printers, Dunlap & Claypoole, printed the drafts and final copies of the United States Constitution . John Dunlap and David C. Claypoole had printed for Congress since 1775, including the first copies of the Declaration of Independence [ 1 ] and Articles of ...
The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.Usually considered one of the most consequential amendments, it addresses citizenship rights and equal protection under the law and was proposed in response to issues related to formerly enslaved Americans following the American Civil War.