US Constitution

It is one of the most important documents in the history of mankind. The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. Every citizen should have a copy of these words. This edition provides a clear, easy-to-read format with room for notes. Included in this volume are: The Constitution of the United States The Bill of Rights and all Amendments The Declaration of Independence The Articles of Confederation The U.S. Constitution lays out the national frame of government. Its first three articles establish the doctrine of the separation of powers, where the federal government is divided into three branches: the legislative, the executive, and the judicial. Articles Four, Five and Six establish principles of federalism, describing the rights and responsibilities of state governments and of the states in relationship to the federal government. Article Seven establishes the procedure used by the thirteen States to ratify it the Constitution. Since the US Constitution came into force in 1789, it has been amended twenty-seven times. In general, the first ten amendments, known collectively as the Bill of Rights, offer specific protections of individual liberty and justice and place restrictions on the powers of government. Most of the seventeen later amendments expand individual civil rights protections. Others address issues related to federal authority or modify government processes and procedures. At seven articles and twenty-seven amendments, it is the shortest written constitution in force.