The Constitution of the United States of America

We, the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Article V, VI, VII

Article V       The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.

Article VI       All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation.       This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.       The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.

Article VII       The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same.

New Hampshire	John Langdon Nicholas Gilman			Maryland	James McHenry Daniel of St Thomas Jenifer Dan Carroll
Massachuetts	Nathaniel Gorham Rufus King	Pennsylvania	Benjamin Franklin Thomas Mifflin Robert Morris George Clymer Thomas FitzSimons Jared Ingersoll James Wilson Gouverneur Morris	Virginia	John Blair James Madison Jr.
Connecticut	Wm. Samuel Johnson Roger Sherman			North Carolina	William Blount Richardd Dobbs Spaight Hugh Williamson
New York	Alexander Hamilton	Delaware	George Read Gunning Bedford Junior John Dickinson Richard Bassett Jacob Broom	South Carolina	John Rutledge Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Charles Pinckney Pierce Butler
New Jersey	William Livingston David Brearley William Paterson Jonathon Dayton			Georgia	William Few Abraham Baldwin

Attest, William Jackson, Secretary

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