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The Preamble's reference to the "United States of America" has been interpreted over the years to explain the nature of the governmental entity that the Constitution created (i.e., the federal government). In contemporary international law, the world consists of sovereign states (or "sovereign nations" in modern equivalent).
That resolution, combined with Thomson's signature, makes the document an official ratified edition of the Constitution, the auction house said. A look at the preamble and ratification of the copy ...
Historian Seth Kaller shows off a 1787 copy of the U.S. Constitution that will be put up for auction. AP. It’s one of about 100 copies printed by the secretary of that Congress, Charles Thomson ...
Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY. September 11, 2024 at 7:58 PM. One of only eight surviving ratified copies of the U.S. Constitution discovered in an old filing cabinet in North Carolina soon will be ...
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States. [ 3 ] It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789. Originally including seven articles, the Constitution delineates the frame of the federal government.
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 Confederation, and were designated Congress's official ...
Gouverneur Morris (/ ɡʌvərnɪər ˈmɒrɪs / guh-vər-NEER MOR-ris; [1] January 31, 1752 – November 6, 1816) was an American statesman, a Founding Father of the United States, and a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution. He wrote the Preamble to the United States Constitution and has been called the ...
The rare piece of American history — the only U.S. Constitution of its kind thought to be in private hands – will go up for auction by Brunk Auctions on Sept. 28 in Asheville, North Carolina ...