The ratification of the US Constitution occurred as follows: DateStateVotesYesNo1December 7, 1787Delaware3002December 12, 1787Pennsylvania46233December 18, 1787New Jersey3804January 2,...
Purpose of the Constitution .
A constitution is a plan that provides the rules for a government. Thus, the people living under that plan know how the government is organized, the powers and duties of...
Signers of the Constitution.
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, held in Philadelphia in 1787, signed the Constitution of the United States. Each state sent delegates to the convention. Not...