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Texas wrote its first constitution in 1836, but its current constitution has been in place since February 15, 1876. The Texas Bill of Rights is contained in Article 1 of its current constitution.
The first Pennsylvania Constitution was written in 1776, but it didn't take affect until 1789. This constitution became the framework of all future state constitutions.
The Constitution of the United States was the very first constitution. When originally written up, it only consisted of seven different articles.
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The Mayflower Compact was not a constitution in the modern sense. It was a simple agreement among the Pilgrims that outlined basic rules for governing themselves in the newly established Plymouth Colony. It served as a temporary governing document until a more formal constitution could be created. The first written constitution in America was the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, adopted in 1639.