who wrote the constitution and when was it written?
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The United States Constitution was written in Philadelphia during the Constitutional Convention from May to September 1787.  It took the representatives from each state that many months to decide what should be in the Constitution.\n\nThe National Archives Website answers your question:\nWho actually wrote the Constitution?\nA. In none of the relatively meager records of the Constitutional Convention is the literary authorship of any part of the Constitution definitely established. The deputies debated proposed plans until, on July 24, 1787, substantial agreement having been reached, a Committee of Detail was appointed, consisting of John Rutledge, of South Carolina; Edmund Randolph, of Virginia; Nathaniel Gorham, of Massachusetts; Oliver Ellsworth, of Connecticut; and James Wilson, of Pennsylvania, who on August 6 reported a draft which included a Preamble and twenty-three articles, embodying fifty-seven sections. Debate continued until September 8, when a new Committee of Style was named to revise the draft. This committee included William Samuel Johnson, of Connecticut; Alexander Hamilton, of New York; Gouverneur Morris, of Pennsylvania; James Madison, of Virginia; and Rufus King, of Massachusetts, and they reported the draft in approximately its final shape on September 12. The actual literary form is believed to be largely that of Morris, and the chief testimony for this is in the letters and papers of Madison, and Morris's claim. However, the document in reality was built slowly and laboriously, with not a piece of material included until it has been shaped and approved. The preamble was written by the Committee of Style.
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Actually, this is not George Washington. He was the first under the current constitution. However, there were 7 before him under the Articles of Confederation (they had the title: President of the United States in Congress Assembled). The first was John Hanson from November 5, 1781 until November 3, 1782. Under the articles, these guys had very little power, so we don't hear much about them.
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The Bill of Rights is a part of the Constitution.
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The founding fathers, writers of the constitution.
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From 1777 to 1788 when the Constitution was ratified, the Articles of Confederation was the governing document of the United States. The articles gave the majority of power to the states to establish their own laws. The Constitution was written by the Second Continental Congress in order to give the federal government more authority. The Bill of Rights was written in 1789 in response to concerns that the constitution gave the federal government too much power.
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The answer depends on how you define "President."\n\nGeorge Washington was the first President of the United States under the current US Constitution.  However, the constitution was not ratified until 1789.  \n\nPrior to the constitution, the US was run under The Articles of Confederation from 1781-1789.  The first president under the Articles of Confederation was Samuel Huntington.\n\nThe US won its independence in 1781.  However, independence was declared in 1776.  At the time, the US was run by the Continental Congress.  Its presiding officer was John Hancock.\n\nThe attached article gives a complete list of presidents prior to the constitution.
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The American Constitution is a living document whose meaning changes over time.  It was written by the founding fathers.  Thomas Jefferson's ideas were heavily relied upon.  Courts constantly interpret the meaning of the words, which is why it changes.  This explains, for example, why abortion rights have changed over time.
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The constitution is kept in the National Archives in Washington D.C.\nI'm not sure of the second question.\nThe 2 dollar bill is the answer to the third question.\n39 people signed the constitution.\nYou're welcome! Please pick me as best answer!
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Well, that question is a very broad question, but I can give the general overview.  The newly created government in the 1780's is most likely reffering to the United States Constitution.  This Constitution was created due to the lack of federal rights in the Articles of Confederation.  The Articles did not allow Congress to tax or recieve soldiers from the independent states but rather ask for them.  The Articles were considered weak and they were essentially thrown out.  Whether this was legal or not is debatable.  The British also had a great impact on the Constitution because they "abused" the Americans during the revolution and before the revolution.  The Americans therefore, created the Bill of Rights were granted rights to the common man and the states.  Arguably, most of the Bill of Rights have some sort of connection to what the British had done before and during the revolution such as the Second Amendment.  The Second Amendment states, "No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law."  Many believe this was a response to the Quartering Act Britain established before the revolution.  Many Enlightenment ideas from Britain (like philsophers from John Locke) and other European countries greatly influenced the American government.  Ideas such as freedom of speech, religion, assembly, and others sparked from Europea.  The ideas of the individual "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" in the Declaration of Independence were derived from John Locke's "Life, Liberty, and Property."  Of course, the framers (of the Constitution) were very intelligent and substituted "property" with "Pursuit of Happiness" because they did not want to debate over owning slaves yet (for that would occur later in the Civil War).
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Are you talking about the English Magna Carta or the Constitution and Bill of Rights of the USA.???\nIt is confusing.
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There are a number of constitutions in America. The United States OF AMERICA's is the oldest, but all the nations of America have one now. The list below will tell you when they were adopted.\n\nCanada: made up of unwritten and written acts, customs, judicial decisions, and traditions; the written part of the constitution consists of the Constitution Act of 29 March 1867, which created a federation of four provinces, and the Constitution Act of 17 April 1982, which transferred formal control over the constitution from Britain to Canada, and added a Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms as well as procedures for constitutional amendments\n\nUnited States of America: 17 September 1787, effective 4 March 1789\n\nMexico: 5 February 1917\n\nGuatamala: 31 May 1985, effective 14 January 1986; note - suspended 25 May 1993 by former President SERRANO; reinstated 5 June 1993 following ouster of president; amended November 1993\n\nBelize: 21 September 1981\n\nHondoras: 11 January 1982, effective 20 January 1982; amended 1995\n\nEl Salvador: 23 December 1983\n\nNicaragua: 9 January 1987; reforms in 1995 and 2000\n\nPanama: 11 October 1972; major reforms adopted 1978, 1983, 1994, and 2004\n\nColombia: 5 July 1991\n\nVenezuala: 30 December 1999\n\nGuyana: 6 October 1980\n\nSuriname: 30 September 1987\n\nFrench Guiana: 4 October 1958\n\nEcuador: 10 August 1998\n\nPeru: 31 December 1993\n\nBrazil: 5 October 1988\n\nBolivia: 2 February 1967; revised in August 1994\n\nChile: 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended 30 July 1989, 1993, and 1997\n\nParaguay: promulgated 20 June 1992\n\nUraguay: 27 November 1966, effective February 1967; suspended 27 June 1973, new constitution rejected by referendum 30 November 1980; two constitutional reforms approved by plebiscite 26 November 1989 and 7 January 1997\n\nArgentina: 1 May 1853; revised August 1994
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The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, commonly known as the Articles of Confederation, was the first governing document of the United States of America.\n\nThe articles, which combined the Thirteen Colonies of the American Revolutionary War into a loose confederation, were adopted by the Second Continental Congress on November 15, 1777, after 16 months of debate. The articles were ratified three years later on March 1, 1781.\n\nThe articles were replaced by the United States Constitution on June 21, 1788, when the ninth state, New Hampshire, ratified the Constitution.
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Thomas Jefferson wrote the declaration of independence. But James Madison was the "father of the Consitution"
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It was among the earliest state constitutions.  Actually, it was written before the Constitution of the United States (1787).
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1787, ratified in 1788. the declaration of independence was written in 1776.
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read the constitution and ammendments
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actually it was august 2nd 1776. it was adopted by congress on july 4th but most of the delegates didnt sign it until august 2nd