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... is what happened on 4 March 1789. On that day, the document below went into effect.
Constitution for 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 defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ( place large amounts of text behind cut tags to prevent the abuse of our friends' Friends pages )