What Is the Constitution?

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Signed on September 17, 1787four years after the American War for Independencethe Constitution laid out the supreme law of the United States of America. Today its easy for us to take this blueprint of our government for granted. But the Framersfifty-five men from almost all of the original 13 statesargued fiercely for many months over what ended up being only a four-page document. Here is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the hotly fought issuesthose between Northern and Southern States; big states and little onesand the key players such as James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington who suffered through countless revisions to make the Constitution happen.