[PDF] The Constitution of the United States [PDF] - National Constitution

What are the different purposes of the Constitution?

The Constitution assigned to Congress responsibility for organizing the executive and judicial branches, raising revenue, declaring war, and making all laws necessary for executing these powers.

How does the Constitution promote the general Welfare?

The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

Who wrote the Constitution of the United States?

The US Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. Although there were multiple authors, James Madison is known as the main author and the Father of the Constitution. It was composed of discussions at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Click here to download your free copy of the US Constitution.

When was the Constitution of the United States ratified?

Written in 1787, ratified in 1788, and in operation since 1789, the United States Constitution is the world’s longest surviving written charter of government. Its first three words – “We The People” – affirm that the government of the United States exists to serve its citizens.