U.S. Constitution

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._Constitution

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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	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 State constitutions
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gptkbp:language	English
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gptkbp:NFLDraftYear	1787
gptkbp:numberOfAmendments	27
gptkbp:numberOfArticles	7
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gptkbp:oldestWrittenConstitutionStillInUse	true
gptkbp:preamble	We 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.
gptkbp:purpose	Define federal structure Establish national government Protect individual rights
gptkbp:ratifiedBy	13 original states
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gptkbp:signedBy	gptkb:Alexander_Hamilton gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin gptkb:George_Washington gptkb:Independence_Hall gptkb:James_Madison gptkb:Roger_Sherman gptkb:Abraham_Baldwin gptkb:Charles_Cotesworth_Pinckney gptkb:Daniel_Carroll gptkb:David_Brearley gptkb:George_Read gptkb:Gouverneur_Morris gptkb:Gunning_Bedford_Jr. gptkb:Hugh_Williamson gptkb:Jacob_Broom gptkb:James_McHenry gptkb:James_Wilson gptkb:Jared_Ingersoll gptkb:John_Blair gptkb:John_Dickinson gptkb:John_Rutledge gptkb:Jonathan_Dayton gptkb:Nicholas_Gilman gptkb:Pierce_Butler gptkb:Richard_Bassett gptkb:Richard_Dobbs_Spaight gptkb:Rufus_King gptkb:Thomas_Fitzsimons gptkb:Thomas_Mifflin gptkb:William_Blount gptkb:William_Few gptkb:William_Paterson gptkb:William_Samuel_Johnson 39
gptkbp:startDate	1789-03-04
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