What is the US Constitution?
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US Constitution
The rights of the American people are written down in the US Constitution.
The Constitution of the United States of America
American citizens have certain rights, which are outlined in the US Constitution.
The US Constitution, the oldest written A document outlining the rules by which a country is run. in the world.
The US Constitution:
- is the supreme law of the land which covers all citizens
- establishes the authority of the Federal government
- provides guarantees for the rights of US citizens
- sets out the way in which the government of the US will operate
The US Constitution is the foundation for a vast structure of judicial decisions, statutes, presidential actions and traditional practices that have been carried out over the past 200 years.
There have been 27 amendments to the constitution which guarantee specific personal freedoms and rights.