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The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of the United States. It is the foundation and source of the legal authority underlying the existence of the United States of America and the federal government of the United States. It provides the framework for the organization of the United States government and for the relationship of the federal government to the states, to citizens, and to all people within the United States. (Wikipedia)
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Article Five of the United States Constitution describes the process where by the Constitution may be altered. Such amendments may be proposed by the United States Congress or by a national convention assembled at the request of the legislatures of at least two-thirds of the several states. To become valid, amendments must then be ratified by either the legislatures of or ratifying conventions held in three-fourths of the several states, and may not deny any state its equal right to vote in the Senate without its consent. (read more)
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United States Constitution, U.S. Constitution, US Constitution, Constitution, Constitution of the United States.
Definition
The constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states.
Part of Speech
noun.
Synonyms
establishment,composition,makeup,formation,organization,make-up,fundamental law,organisation,organic law,physical composition.
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