Constitution Fast Facts

       -John Hancock did NOT sign the Constitution

       -Thomas Jefferson was an ambassador to France at the time of the Constitutional Convention, hence he didn't sign the Constitution either

       -John Adams was an ambassador to England at the time of the Constitutional Convention, hence he didn't sign the Constitution EITHER!

       -The Constitution was ratified in 1788 (the Constitution was made to go into effect when 9 of the 13 colonies ratified it. New Hampshire accepted it in 1788, but the last of the 13 states, Rhode Island, ratified it in 1790)

       -There are 7 articles and 33 amendments

       -The first ten amendments are called the Bill of Rights

Article 1 is about Congress (the Legislative Branch)

Article 2 is about the President (the Executive Branch)

Article 3 is about the Supreme Court (the Judicial Branch)

Article 4 is about the relationships between the states, and the relationships between the  states and the government

Article 5 is about amending the Constitution

Article 6 is about the USA's laws, treaties, freedom of religion, and deals with the debts the US accumulated when the Articles of Confederation were the law

Article 7 is about establishing the Constitution

       -Of all the known constitutions in the world, the US Constitution is the oldest and the shortest