One of only a handful of ratified copies of the United States Constitution is expected to be auctioned off later this month ...

The creation of the United States Constitution—John Adams ... Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution, on December 7, 1787; the last of the thirteen original colonies to ratify ...

The United States Constitution is the supreme and highest ... The draft document was signed on September 17, 1787. It was submitted to the 13 states shortly thereafter for ratification.

All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under ... On August 21, 1787, the Convention considered ...

Senate Joint Resolution 1 (SJ 1), a resolution calling for a Constitutional Convention to amend the United States ...