The Constitution of the United States
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The Constitution of the United States, drafted at the Philadelphia Convention in 1787 and ratified in 1788, is the supreme law of the United States and the oldest written national constitution still in force. Its seven articles establish a federal republic with separated and balanced legislative, executive, and judicial powers, drawing on Montesquieu, Locke, and the failures of the Articles of Confederation. The first ten amendments—the Bill of Rights, ratified in 1791—guarantee fundamental liberties including freedom of religion, speech, and the press, and protections for the accused.
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