The constitution
The United States Constitution is the highest law of the United States of America. It was written on September 17, 1787 by the Constitutional Convention and later put into effect, or ratified, by representatives of the people of the first 13 states. When nine of the states ratified the document, they created a union of states, and a federal government for that union. That government started on March 4, 1789.
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Amending the United States Constitution is no small task. This page will detail the amendment procedure as spelled out in the Constitution, and will also list some of the Amendments that have not been passed, as well as give a list of some amendments proposed in Congress during several of the past sessions.
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