Meaning | The constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states. |
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Synonyms | U.S. Constitution, US Constitution, Constitution, Constitution of the United States |
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Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
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Instance of | fundamental law, organic law, constitution | law determining the fundamental political principles of a government |
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Parts | Bill of Rights | A statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution) |
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Eighteenth Amendment | An amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920 |
Fourteenth Amendment | An amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1868 |
Nineteenth Amendment | An amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920 |
advice and consent | A legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's / President's powers of appointment and treaty-making |