United States Constitution

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foundational legal document supreme law written constitution

The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States that established the national framework of government, separated powers among branches, and protects fundamental rights through its articles and amendments.

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Label Occurrences
United States Constitution canonical 876
Constitution of the United States 126
U.S. Constitution 44

Statements (78)

Predicate Object
instanceOf foundational legal document ⓘ
supreme law ⓘ
written constitution ⓘ
adoptedBy Constitutional Convention ⓘ
surface form: Constitutional Convention of 1787
allocates powers between federal government and states ⓘ
amendmentCount 27 ⓘ
amendmentProcessDescribedIn Article V ⓘ
articleCount 7 ⓘ
authorizes judicial review (interpreted by courts) ⓘ
bindingOn all federal officials ⓘ
all states ⓘ
cityOfOriginal Washington, D.C. ⓘ
contains Commerce Clause ⓘ
United States Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Establishment Clause

Free Exercise Clause ⓘ
Full Faith and Credit Clause ⓘ
Necessary and Proper Clause ⓘ
Privileges and Immunities Clause ⓘ
Supremacy Clause ⓘ
United States Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Takings Clause
country United States of America ⓘ
creates executive branch ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ
legislative branch ⓘ
defines powers of Congress ⓘ
powers of the President ⓘ
powers of the federal judiciary ⓘ
draftedIn 1787 ⓘ
establishes checks and balances system ⓘ
United States government ⓘ
surface form: federal government of the United States

separation of powers ⓘ
firstTenAmendmentsCalled Bill of Rights ⓘ
guarantees republican form of government to the states ⓘ
hasPart United States Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Article I

Article II ⓘ
Article III ⓘ
Article IV ⓘ
Article V ⓘ
Article VI ⓘ
Article VII ⓘ
Bill of Rights ⓘ
United States Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Preamble

amendments ⓘ
hasPreamble Yes ⓘ
influenced many national constitutions worldwide ⓘ
influencedBy English Bill of Rights ⓘ
Enlightenment political philosophy ⓘ
Magna Carta ⓘ
isInterpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
jurisdiction United States government ⓘ
surface form: United States federal government
language English ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of the United States ⓘ
limits government power through enumerated powers ⓘ
locationOfOriginal National Archives Building ⓘ
originallyPermitted slavery (before later amendments) ⓘ
preambleBeginsWith We the People of the United States ⓘ
protects birthright citizenship ⓘ
equal protection of the laws ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
freedom of the press ⓘ
protection against cruel and unusual punishment ⓘ
protection against self-incrimination ⓘ
protection against unreasonable searches and seizures ⓘ
right to a fair trial ⓘ
right to due process of law ⓘ
right to keep and bear arms ⓘ
right to peaceable assembly ⓘ
right to petition the government ⓘ
voting rights ⓘ
ratifiedOn 1788-06-21 ⓘ
requires oath to support the Constitution ⓘ
signedAt Independence Hall ⓘ
surface form: Pennsylvania State House

Philadelphia ⓘ
signedOn 1787-09-17 ⓘ
slaveryAbolishedBy Thirteenth Amendment ⓘ
superseded Articles of Confederation ⓘ
tookEffectOn 1789-03-04 ⓘ

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President of the United States → officeCreatedBy → United States Constitution ⓘ
President of the United States → constitutingInstrument → United States Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Article II of the United States Constitution
Triumphant Democracy → discusses → United States Constitution ⓘ
United States Congress → establishedBy → United States Constitution ⓘ
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this entity surface form: Constitution of the United States
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this entity surface form: Establishment Clause
United States Constitution → contains → United States Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Takings Clause
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Commerce Clause → locatedInDocument → United States Constitution ⓘ
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American Declaration of Independence → relatedDocument → United States Constitution ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Declaration of Independence
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United States Senate → establishedBy → United States Constitution ⓘ
United States Marine Corps → allegiance → United States Constitution ⓘ
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National Archives and Records Administration → holds → United States Constitution ⓘ
Oath of Enlistment of the United States Armed Forces → focusOfAllegiance → United States Constitution ⓘ
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U.S. federal agencies → governedBy → United States Constitution ⓘ
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America → relatedTo → United States Constitution ⓘ
"I Have a Dream" speech → referencesDocument → United States Constitution ⓘ
President of the United States Senate → definedIn → United States Constitution ⓘ
President of the United States Senate → createdBy → United States Constitution ⓘ
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Vice President of the United States → createdBy → United States Constitution ⓘ
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Secretary of the Treasury → legalBasis → United States Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Constitution Article II
U.S. citizens → governedBy → United States Constitution ⓘ
United States House of Representatives → establishedBy → United States Constitution ⓘ
United States Code → distinguishedFrom → United States Constitution ⓘ
Treasury Act of 1789 → relatedTo → United States Constitution ⓘ
Los Angeles Municipal Code → isSubjectTo → United States Constitution ⓘ
Portland City Charter → isSubjectTo → United States Constitution ⓘ
federal judiciary of the United States → interprets → United States Constitution ⓘ
federal judiciary of the United States → establishedBy → United States Constitution ⓘ
Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution → partOf → United States Constitution ⓘ