The Constitution of the United States of America, with all of the Amendments; The Declaration of Independence; and The Articles of Confederation
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So begins one of the most famous documents in world history, the Constitution of the United States of America. First drafted in 1787 by the Founding Fathers—men like Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington—the United States Constitution gives the framework for what became the United States government.
Included in this collection are:
• The Declaration of Independence
• The complete text of the Constitution of the United States
• The Bill of Rights and all subsequent Amendments
• The Articles of Confederation
James Madison
James Madison (1751-1836) was an American statesman, philosopher, Founding Father, and president. He served as a delegate from Virginia to the Continental Congress both during and after the American Revolutionary War. An advocate of replacing the ineffective national government established under the Articles of Confederation, Madison wrote his Virginia Plan, an influential proposal that helped direct the creation of the new constitution. Following the Constitutional Convention, Madison joined Hamilton and Jay in writing The Federalist Papers to promote ratification. Over the next several decades, he served as an advisor to President Washington, organized the Democratic-Republican Party, and served as Jefferson’s Secretary of State. Elected to the presidency in 1808, Madison served from 1809 to 1817.
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The Constitution of the United States of America, with all of the Amendments; The Declaration of Independence; and The Articles of Confederation - James Madison
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, US CONSTITUTION, BILL OF RIGHTS, LATER AMENDMENTS & ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
Table of Contents
The Declaration of Independence
Signers
United States Constitution
Preamble
Article I — Legislative Branch
Section 1 — Congress
Section 2 — The House of Representatives
Section 3 — The Senate
Section 4 — Elections
Section 5 — Powers and Duties of Congress
Section 6 — Rights and Disabilities of Members
Section 7 — Legislative Process
Section 8 — Powers of Congress
Section 9 — Powers Denied Congress
Section 10 — Powers Denied to the States
Article II — Executive Branch
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Article III — Judicial Branch
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Article IV — States, Citizenship, New States
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Article V — Amendment Process
Article VI — Debts, Supremacy, Oaths, Religious Tests
Article VII — Ratification
Signers
Amendments to the Constitution
First Amendment — Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition
Second Amendment — Right to Bear Arms
Third Amendment — Quartering of Soldiers
Fourth Amendment — Search and Seizure
Fifth Amendment — Grand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self Incrimination, Due Process, Takings
Sixth Amendment — Right to Speedy Trial by Jury, Witnesses, Counsel
Seventh Amendment — Jury Trial in Civil Lawsuits
Eighth Amendment — Excessive Fines, Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Ninth Amendment — Non-Enumerated Rights Retained by People
10th Amendment — Rights Reserved to States or People
11th Amendment — Suits Against States
12th Amendment — Election of President and Vice President
13th Amendment — Abolition of Slavery
Section 1
Section 2
14th Amendment — Citizenship Rights, Equal Protection, Apportionment, Civil War Debt
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
15th Amendment — Right to Vote Not Denied by Race
Section 1
Section 2
16th Amendment — Income Tax
17th Amendment — Popular Election of Senators
18th Amendment — Prohibition of Liquor
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
19th Amendment — Women’s Right to Vote
20th Amendment — Presidential Term and Succession, Assembly of Congress
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
21st Amendment — Repeal of Prohibition
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
22nd Amendment — Two-Term Limit on Presidency
Section 1
Section 2
23rd Amendment — Presidential Vote for D.C.
Section 1
Section 2
24th Amendment — Abolition of Poll Taxes
Section 1
Section 2
25th Amendment — Presidential Disability and Succession
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
26th Amendment — Right to Vote at Age 18
Section 1
Section 2
27th Amendment — Congressional Compensation
The Articles of Confederation
Preamble
Article I
Article II
Article III
Article IV
Article V
Article VI
Article VII
Article VIII
Article IX
Article X
Article XI
Article XII
Article XIII
Signers
The Declaration of Independence
Action of Second Continental Congress, July 4, 1776
The Unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience