Our Constitution | search
Click here to view Our Constitution news from 60+ newspapers.
Bookmark or Share- The Constitution of the United States: A TranscriptionWe 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.
- The Constitution of the United States | National ArchivesThe Constitution acted like a colossal merger, uniting a group of states with different interests, laws, and cultures. Under America’s first national government, the Articles of Confederation, the states acted together only for specific purposes.
- The Constitution: What Does it Say? | National ArchivesThe Constitution of the United States contains a preamble and seven articles that describe the way the government is structured and how it operates. The first three articles establish the three branches of government and their powers: Legislative (Congress), Executive (office of the President,) and Judicial (Federal court system).
- Declaration of Independence: A Transcription | National ArchivesFor taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments: For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
- Constitution of the United States (1787) | National ArchivesThe National Archives is the permanent home of the United States Constitution. Learn more about what the document says, its meaning, and how it was created on our main Constitution page. Access an interactive transcription. You can even add your name to the Constitution on our Join the Signers page!
More
