The Constitution of the United States

by Anonymous · 1787, amended from 1791

The text of 1787, with the amendments. 4 parts, about 4,533 words, 21 minutes of reading. Source edition.

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We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of…
Preamble · Read it in Article I
All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
Article I, Section 1 · Read it in Article I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and…
Amendment I
This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof, shall be the supreme Law of the Land.
Article VI, Clause 2 · Read it in Article IV
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States.
Amendment XIII, Section 1

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