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United States Constitution

Definition: United States Constitution

United States Constitution

Noun

1. The constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonym: United States Constitution

Synonym: Constitution of the United States (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: United States Constitution

English words defined with "United States Constitution": Constitutional Conventiondouble jeopardyFounding FatherGouverneur Morrislaw of the landMorrisrepublican, Roger ShermanSherman, states' rightsUnited States Cabinet, US Cabinet. (references)

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Commercial Usage: United States Constitution

DomainTitle

Books

  • Shepard's Massachusetts Citations. a Compilation of Citations to the United States Constitution and Statutes, Massachusetts Constitution, General (reference)

  • Ferris Six: Forced Unionization and Compulsory Speech V. the United States Constitution (reference)

  • Founding Fathers: Brief Lives of the Framers of the United States Constitution (reference)

  • The Un-Americans: Trashing of the United States Constitution in the American Press (reference)

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Theater & Movies

  • Just the Facts: United States Constitution (reference)

  • United States Constitution (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: United States Constitution

Computer Images:
United States Constitution

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Photo Album: United States Constitution

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

North elevation, measured drawing plotted by Bruce A. Harms, 1986; delineated by Marie A. Neubauer, 1986-87. (Reproduction Number: HABS PA-1430, sheet 16 of 45) Central to the founding of the United States of America, Independence Hall is known as the site of events such as the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the ratification of the Articles of Confederation in 1781, and the creation of the United States Constitution in 1787. Independence Hall was built from 1733 to 1756 and first used as the State House of the colony of Pennsylvania. This drawing shows the prominent central tower that identifies Independence Hall as an important public building. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Speeches: United States Constitution

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Ronald Reagan

1981-1989The United States Constitution is the impassioned and inspired vehicle by which we travel through history.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Alternative Orthography: United States Constitution


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

55 6E 69 74 65 64      53 74 61 74 65 73      43 6F 6E 73 74 69 74 75 74 69 6F 6E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

        

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010101 01101110 01101001 01110100 01100101 01100100 00100000 01010011 01110100 01100001 01110100 01100101 01110011 00100000 01000011 01101111 01101110 01110011 01110100 01101001 01110100 01110101 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#85 &#110 &#105 &#116 &#101 &#100 &#32 &#83 &#116 &#97 &#116 &#101 &#115 &#32 &#67 &#111 &#110 &#115 &#116 &#105 &#116 &#117 &#116 &#105 &#111 &#110

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0055 006E 0069 0074 0065 0064      0053 0074 0061 0074 0065 0073      0043 006F 006E 0073 0074 0069 0074 0075 0074 0069 006F 006E

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

55807586717025386678671852378180858675868786758180

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Speeches
8. Orthography
9. Bibliography


  

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