It is the supreme law of the land in the U.S.
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The Constitution was written between September, 1786 and September, 1787. It was adopted on September 17, 1787. The original hand written version, located at the National Archives, was written by Jacob Shallus.
The Federalists compromised and agreed to add the Bill of Rights (first ten amendments), which was ratified in 1791.
The Article VII of the US Constitution describes how many state ratifications were necessary for the Constitution to take effect. Actual Text: " The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same."
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The U.S. Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787, 11 years after the United States declared it's independence from Great Britain. It was ratified by conventions in eleven states and it went into effect on March 4, 1789. The Constitution is the supreme law of the U.S. which guides American law as well as political culture.