Constitution of the United States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Constitution_of_the_United_States

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:adoptedBy	1787
gptkbp:amendmentProcess	gptkb:Article_V
gptkbp:archivedAt	gptkb:National_Archives
gptkbp:author	gptkb:James_Madison gptkb:Constitutional_Convention
gptkbp:came_into_effect	March 4, 1789
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Legal_history_of_the_United_States Founding document Political history of the United States
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:documentType	gptkb:law
gptkbp:establishes	gptkb:business_executive gptkb:judge gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:first_ten_amendments	gptkb:Bill_of_Rights
gptkbp:has_amendment	gptkb:First_Amendment gptkb:Second_Amendment gptkb:Nineteenth_Amendment gptkb:Thirteenth_Amendment gptkb:Twenty-sixth_Amendment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Constitution of the United States
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Articles_of_Confederation gptkb:Magna_Carta Enlightenment philosophy Constitutions of other countries
gptkbp:interpretedBy	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:locationSigned	gptkb:Philadelphia gptkb:Pennsylvania_State_House
gptkbp:nickname	Supreme Law of the Land
gptkbp:numberOfAmendments	27
gptkbp:numberOfArticles	7
gptkbp:preamble_begins_with	We the People
gptkbp:purpose	Define government powers Establish federal government Protect individual liberties
gptkbp:ratifiedBy	13 original states
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Bill_of_Rights gptkb:constitutional_law gptkb:Federalist_Papers
gptkbp:replacedBy	gptkb:Articles_of_Confederation
gptkbp:signedBy	September 17, 1787
gptkbp:subject	gptkb:Separation_of_powers Checks and balances Federal government structure Individual rights
gptkbp:supreme_law_of	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3