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Fundamentals
The Constitution

Fundamentals

The Constitution of the United States

The framework of the federal government, signed in 1787.

53 sections · National Archives

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Sections

Preamble

Articles

Art. I, § 1Article I, Section 1
Art. I, § 2Article I, Section 2
Art. I, § 3Article I, Section 3
Art. I, § 4Article I, Section 4
Art. I, § 5Article I, Section 5
Art. I, § 6Article I, Section 6
Art. I, § 7Article I, Section 7
Art. I, § 8Article I, Section 8
Art. I, § 9Article I, Section 9
Art. I, § 10Article I, Section 10
Art. II, § 1Article II, Section 1
Art. II, § 2Article II, Section 2
Art. II, § 3Article II, Section 3
Art. II, § 4Article II, Section 4
Art. III, § 1Article III, Section 1
Art. III, § 2Article III, Section 2
Art. III, § 3Article III, Section 3
Art. IV, § 1Article IV, Section 1
Art. IV, § 2Article IV, Section 2
Art. IV, § 3Article IV, Section 3
Art. IV, § 4Article IV, Section 4
Art. VArticle V
Art. VIArticle VI
Art. VIIArticle VII

SignaturesAttestation and signatures

Amendments

Amend. IAmendment I
Amend. IIAmendment II
Amend. IIIAmendment III
Amend. IVAmendment IV
Amend. VAmendment V
Amend. VIAmendment VI
Amend. VIIAmendment VII
Amend. VIIIAmendment VIII
Amend. IXAmendment IX
Amend. XAmendment X
Amend. XIAmendment XI
Amend. XIIAmendment XII
Amend. XIIIAmendment XIII
Amend. XIVAmendment XIV
Amend. XVAmendment XV
Amend. XVIAmendment XVI
Amend. XVIIAmendment XVII
Amend. XVIIIAmendment XVIII
Amend. XIXAmendment XIX
Amend. XXAmendment XX
Amend. XXIAmendment XXI
Amend. XXIIAmendment XXII
Amend. XXIIIAmendment XXIII
Amend. XXIVAmendment XXIV
Amend. XXVAmendment XXV
Amend. XXVIAmendment XXVI
Amend. XXVIIAmendment XXVII

The following text is a transcription of the Constitution as it was inscribed by Jacob Shallus on parchment (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum). The spelling and punctuation reflect the original. Clauses the Archives marks as affected by a later amendment carry a note. Amendments I–X are from the Archives' Bill of Rights transcription; Amendments XI–XXVII from its Amendments 11–27 transcription.

Text from National Archives, retrieved September 14, 2026.