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margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0.4em; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.8em; ;" class="toclimit-3"> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Preamble"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Preamble</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Article_I:_The_Legislative_Branch"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Article I: The Legislative Branch</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Article_II:_The_Executive_Branch"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Article II: The Executive Branch</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Article_III:_The_Judicial_Branch"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Article III: The Judicial Branch</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Article_IV:_The_States"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Article IV: The States</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Article_V:_Amendment"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Article V: Amendment</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Article_VI:_Debts,_Supremacy,_Oaths"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Article VI: Debts, Supremacy, Oaths</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#Article_VII:_Ratification"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Article VII: Ratification</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#Amendments"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Amendments</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#Bill_of_Rights"><span class="tocnumber">9.1</span> <span class="toctext">Bill of Rights</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#Subsequent_amendments"><span class="tocnumber">9.2</span> <span class="toctext">Subsequent amendments</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <p>The <b>United States Constitution</b> is the fundamental law of the United States of America. It was proposed on September 17, 1787, by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was then ratified by conventions in each state. It went into effect in June 1788 when ratified by nine states. Since its passage, there have been 27 amendments; the first 10 are known as the <i>Bill of Rights</i>. The original document is on display at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C. The Constitution contains 4,543 words, including the signatures of 39 of the 55 delegates representing the states. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Preamble"><a href="/Preamble,_United_States_Constitution" title="Preamble, United States Constitution">Preamble</a></span></h2> <p>The preamble to the United States Constitution states: </p><p><i>We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. </i> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Article_I:_The_Legislative_Branch"><a href="/Article_I,_United_States_Constitution" title="Article I, United States Constitution">Article I: The Legislative Branch</a></span></h2> <p>Article I details the form and function of the <a href="/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">United States Congress</a>. It details that the <a href="/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">United States Congress</a> is to be a bicameral body composed of a Senate and a House of Representatives, whose members are to be elected by the people of each state. It also designates all legislative powers to be held by Congress. It is the longest article of the Constitution and has been amended the most. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Article_II:_The_Executive_Branch"><a href="/Article_II,_United_States_Constitution" title="Article II, United States Constitution">Article II: The Executive Branch</a></span></h2> <p>Article II establishes the executive branch of government and sets the <a href="/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a> at its head. It also describes the duties of the president and vice-president and names the president as Commander in Chief of the armed forces. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Article_III:_The_Judicial_Branch"><a href="/Article_III,_United_States_Constitution" title="Article III, United States Constitution">Article III: The Judicial Branch</a></span></h2> <p>Article III details the judicial branch of government and designates the Supreme Court as the highest court in the land. It also describes the requirements to be convicted of treason and the potential punishment for it. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Article_IV:_The_States"><a href="/Article_IV,_United_States_Constitution" title="Article IV, United States Constitution">Article IV: The States</a></span></h2> <p>Article IV describes the states of the union and their interactions with the federal government and with one another. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Article_V:_Amendment"><a href="/Article_V,_United_States_Constitution" title="Article V, United States Constitution">Article V: Amendment</a></span></h2> <p>Article V establishes amendment as a means of altering the Constitution. 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It also declares that no religious test shall ever be required to hold public office. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Article_VII:_Ratification"><a href="/Article_VII,_United_States_Constitution" title="Article VII, United States Constitution">Article VII: Ratification</a></span></h2> <p>Article VII deals with the ratification of the Constitution. It contains the signatures of the representatives of each state at the convention. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Amendments">Amendments</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Bill_of_Rights"><a href="/Bill_of_Rights,_United_States_Constitution" title="Bill of Rights, United States Constitution">Bill of Rights</a></span></h3> <p>The bill of rights consists of the first ten amendments to the constitution. These amendments detail the rights of the individual. </p> <div style="-moz-column-count:2; -webkit-column-count:2; column-count:2;" class="mobile-columns"> <ul><li><b>Amendment I:</b> <i>Freedom of Speech</i></li> <li><b>Amendment II:</b> <i>Right to Bear Arms</i></li> <li><b>Amendment III:</b> <i>Quartering of Soliders</i></li> <li><b>Amendment IV:</b> <i>Search and Seizure</i></li> <li><b>Amendment V:</b> <i>Trial and Punishment</i></li> <li><b>Amendment VI:</b> <i>Right to a Speedy Trial and Confrontation of Witnesses</i></li> <li><b>Amendment VII:</b> <i>Trial by Jury in Civil Cases</i></li> <li><b>Amendment VIII:</b> <i>Cruel and Unusual Punishment</i></li> <li><b>Amendment IX:</b> <i>Construction of the Constitution</i></li> <li><b>Amendment X:</b> <i>Powers of the States and People</i></li></ul> </div> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Subsequent_amendments">Subsequent amendments</span></h3> <div style="-moz-column-count:2; -webkit-column-count:2; column-count:2;" class="mobile-columns"> <ul><li><b><a href="/Amendment_XI,_United_States_Constitution" title="Amendment XI, United States Constitution">Amendment XI</a>:</b> The 11th Amendment establishes limits on the power of the Judiciary.</li> <li><b><a href="/Amendment_XII,_United_States_Constitution" title="Amendment XII, United States Constitution">Amendment XII</a>:</b> The 12th Amendment describes the process for choosing the President and Vice-President.</li> <li><b><a href="/Amendment_XIII,_United_States_Constitution" title="Amendment XIII, United States Constitution">Amendment XIII</a>:</b> The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.</li> <li><b><a href="/Amendment_XIV,_United_States_Constitution" title="Amendment XIV, United States Constitution">Amendment XIV</a>:</b> The 14th Amendment details the rights of the citizen.</li> <li><b><a href="/Amendment_XV,_United_States_Constitution" title="Amendment XV, United States Constitution">Amendment XV</a>:</b> The 15th Amendment forbids using race as a means to deny a citizen to vote.</li> <li><b><a href="/Amendment_XVI,_United_States_Constitution" title="Amendment XVI, United States Constitution">Amendment XVI</a>:</b> The 16th Amendment gives Congress the right to establish an income tax.</li> <li><b><a href="/Amendment_XVII,_United_States_Constitution" title="Amendment XVII, United States Constitution">Amendment XVII</a>:</b> The 17th Amendment declares that senators shall be elected by a popular vote.</li> <li><b><a href="/Amendment_XVIII,_United_States_Constitution" title="Amendment XVIII, United States Constitution">Amendment XVIII</a>:</b> The 18th Amendment prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transport of liquor.</li> <li><b><a href="/Amendment_XIX,_United_States_Constitution" title="Amendment XIX, United States Constitution">Amendment XIX</a>:</b> The 19th Amendment extended the right of voting to women.</li> <li><b><a href="/Amendment_XX,_United_States_Constitution" title="Amendment XX, United States Constitution">Amendment XX</a>:</b> The 20th Amendment describes presidential and congressional terms.</li> <li><b><a href="/Amendment_XXI,_United_States_Constitution" title="Amendment XXI, United States Constitution">Amendment XXI</a>:</b> The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th amendment, effectively ending prohibition.</li> <li><b><a href="/Amendment_XXII,_United_States_Constitution" title="Amendment XXII, United States Constitution">Amendment XXII</a>:</b> The 22nd Amendment enacted a two-term limit on the President.</li> <li><b><a href="/Amendment_XXIII,_United_States_Constitution" title="Amendment XXIII, United States Constitution">Amendment XXIII</a>:</b> The 23rd Amendment describes the presidential vote for the District of Columbia.</li> <li><b><a href="/Amendment_XXIV,_United_States_Constitution" title="Amendment XXIV, United States Constitution">Amendment XXIV</a>:</b> The 24th Amendment bars the use of a poll tax.</li> <li><b><a href="/Amendment_XXV,_United_States_Constitution" title="Amendment XXV, United States Constitution">Amendment XXV</a>:</b> The 25th Amendment sets up the presidential line of succession.</li> <li><b><a href="/Amendment_XXVI,_United_States_Constitution" title="Amendment XXVI, United States Constitution">Amendment XXVI</a>:</b> The 26th Amendment sets the voting age to be 18 years.</li> <li><b><a href="/Amendment_XXVII,_United_States_Constitution" title="Amendment XXVII, United States Constitution">Amendment XXVII</a>:</b> The 27th Amendment delays the effect of changes to congressional pay.</li></ul> </div> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"); 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