Timeline event · 1787-09-17
The U.S. Constitution
Tags#government
Signed in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787, the Constitution laid out the framework of the federal government. It took effect in 1789 once the required states had ratified it.
Timeline event · 1787-09-17
Signed in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787, the Constitution laid out the framework of the federal government. It took effect in 1789 once the required states had ratified it.