The U.S. Constitution

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Statements (52)
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gptkbp:adoptedBy 1787
gptkbp:amendmentProcess gptkb:Article_V
gptkbp:author gptkb:Constitutional_Convention
gptkbp:category gptkb:historical_documents
gptkb:law
Founding document
gptkbp:citation gptkb:U.S._Const.
gptkbp:contains Articles
Preamble
Amendments
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:establishes gptkb:business_executive
gptkb:judge
gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:firstTenAmendments gptkb:Bill_of_Rights
gptkbp:governs gptkb:United_States_federal_government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The U.S. Constitution
gptkbp:influenced Constitutions of other countries
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Articles_of_Confederation
gptkb:Magna_Carta
gptkb:English_Bill_of_Rights
Enlightenment philosophy
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:origin gptkb:National_Archives,_Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:purpose Protect individual rights
Establish federal government
Define separation of powers
gptkbp:ratifiedBy 13 original states
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Bill_of_Rights
gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkb:Federalist_Papers
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Articles_of_Confederation
Not replaced
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Alexander_Hamilton
gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:James_Madison
September 17, 1787
39 delegates
gptkbp:startDate March 4, 1789
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkb:Constitution_Day
gptkbp:type Written constitution
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eileen_Landau
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6