To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United …

All legislative Powers herein grant-ed shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. 1This text of the Constitution follows …

All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.

“I first saw the Constitution of the United States in a foreign country... I read it with great satisfaction, as the result of good heads prompted by good hearts....

Nov 6, 2025 · This page includes the full text of the U.S. Constitution, including the Bill of Rights and all 27 amendments. PDF version available.

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The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subse- quent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they …

All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confedera-tion.

The signing of the Constitution took place on September 17, 1787, at the Pennsylvania State House (now called Independence Hall) in Philadelphia.

Sep 26, 2016 · Drafted in secret by delegates to the Constitutional Convention during the summer of 1787, this four-page document, signed on September 17, 1787, established the government …