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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Taxing and Spending Clause → locatedInDocument → United States Constitution ⓘ
Fourteenth Amendment → partOf → United States Constitution ⓘ
subject surface form: Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Fourteenth Amendment → locatedInLegalDocument → United States Constitution ⓘ
subject surface form: Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
this entity surface form: Constitution of the United States, Article V amendments
Constitution of Puerto Rico → subjectTo → United States Constitution ⓘ
Constitution of Puerto Rico → influencedBy → United States Constitution ⓘ
Judiciary Act of 1789 → organizedJudicialSystemUnder → United States Constitution ⓘ
Office of the Vice President of the United States → follows → United States Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the United States
United States Armed Forces → legalBasis → United States Constitution ⓘ
520 Chestnut Street → associatedWithDocument → United States Constitution ⓘ
Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution → partOf → United States Constitution ⓘ
United States presidential election → legalBasis → United States Constitution ⓘ
Title 3 of the United States Code → relatedTo → United States Constitution ⓘ
Petition of Right 1628 → influenced → United States Constitution ⓘ
report "To Secure These Rights" → legalBasisReferenced → United States Constitution ⓘ
subject surface form: To Secure These Rights
United States federal law → hasComponent → United States Constitution ⓘ
United States federal law → constitutionalBasis → United States Constitution ⓘ
Government of Puerto Rico → follows → United States Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the United States
Government of Maryland → appliesLaw → United States Constitution ⓘ
New York State Judiciary → appliesLaw → United States Constitution ⓘ
Article II → partOf → United States Constitution ⓘ
Article II of the United States Constitution → partOf → United States Constitution ⓘ
Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution → partOf → United States Constitution ⓘ
The Spirit of the Laws → influenced → United States Constitution ⓘ
Subcommittee on the Constitution → relatedTo → United States Constitution ⓘ
American civil religion → centralSymbol → United States Constitution ⓘ
Framers of the United States Constitution → draftedDocument → United States Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the United States
The Federalist No. 33 → mainSubject → United States Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Constitution
First Amendment to the United States Constitution → partOf → United States Constitution ⓘ
Establishment Clause → foundInDocument → United States Constitution ⓘ
Code of the District of Columbia → isSubordinateTo → United States Constitution ⓘ
Virginia → ratified → United States Constitution ⓘ
VPOTUS → definedInDocument → United States Constitution ⓘ
Newton Police Department → follows → United States Constitution ⓘ
75th United States Congress → convenedUnderConstitution → United States Constitution ⓘ
United States constitutional history → studies → United States Constitution ⓘ
Chiafalo v. Washington → interprets → United States Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Constitution
Sacramento City Council → subordinateTo → United States Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the United States
Texas's 15th congressional district → governingLaw → United States Constitution ⓘ
The Federalist No. 44 → mainTopic → United States Constitution ⓘ
Mexican Constitution of 1824 → inspiredBy → United States Constitution ⓘ
Massachusetts state legislature → subordinateTo → United States Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the United States
United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom → legalFramework → United States Constitution ⓘ
Article III → partOf → United States Constitution ⓘ
subject surface form: Article III of the United States Constitution
Colonial America → influenced → United States Constitution ⓘ
Texas congressional districts → governingLaw → United States Constitution ⓘ
Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia → follows → United States Constitution ⓘ
Guardians → allegiance → United States Constitution ⓘ
Articles of Confederation → supersededBy → United States Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the United States
Article IV → partOf → United States Constitution ⓘ
subject surface form: Article IV of the United States Constitution
Article IV → adoptedWith → United States Constitution ⓘ
subject surface form: Article IV of the United States Constitution
this entity surface form: United States Constitution of 1787