United States Constitution

The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America that has the highest juridical force. The Constitution was passed on September 17, 1787 at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia and subsequently ratified by the thirteen then existing States. It is considered to be the first constitution in the modern sense. It consists of seven articles. The Bill of Rights is a common name for the first ten amendments to the Constitution that ensure specific individual personal rights and place restrictions on the powers of government. The amendments were offered by James Madison at the first Congress of the USA in 1789, approved by the Congress the same year and ratified by the States before the end of 1791.