by Alex Sadovski
- The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America.
- The U. S Constitution was written in the Pennsylvania State House in 1787; was signed on September 17; and was ratified in 1788 by the necessary nine states.
- The U.S. Constitution has 4,400 words. It is the oldest and shortest written Constitution of any major government in the world.
- Two of America's Founding Fathers didn't sign the Constitution. Thomas Jefferson was representing his country in France and John Adams was doing the same in Great Britain.
- The original Constitution is on display at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.