1. "The Supreme Law of the Land"
The US Constitution
"The Supreme Law of the Land"

2. Organization Preamble Article I-Legislative Branch
Article II-Executive Branch
Article III-Judicial Branch
Article IV- States and the Union
Article V-Amendments
Article VI-Supremacy Clause
Article VII-Ratification Process
Signatures
Amendments (27)

3. Preamble
“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 ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”

4. Basic Information The Constitution is the highest law in the land
But each state also has a State Constitution…..but the federal Constitution is superior
Was written in 1787
Famous framers include James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington

5. Where is the original Constitution kept?
It is stored in the National Archives in Washington DC

9. At the time of the Constitution…
There were only 13 states (the original 13 British colonies)

10. To ratify the Constitution…
9 of the 13 states need to approve it (2/3)
Delaware was 1st
New Hampshire was the 9th

11. Slavery
At the time the Constitution was created there was Slavery in the US
Therefore African Americans are not considered members of the voting population at the time of ratification
They were eventually freed with the 13th Amendment, gained citizenship with the 14th and the right to vote with the 15th

12. Women Were also not considered citizens
Were homemakers expected to take care of the home, kids and family
Eventually gained the right to vote in 1920 with the 19th Amendment

13. Interesting Facts
The US Constitution has 4400 words in it, but it is the shortest and oldest written Constitution of any major government in the world today
The Constitution was penned by Jacob Shallus, a PA General Assembly clerk, for $30 (today $726)
Of the 42 delegates at the Convention, only 39 signed the document. Missing are George Mason, Elbridge Gerry and Edmund Randolph, mainly because of a lack of Bill of Rights

14. And more…..
It took one hundred days to actually “frame” the Constitution.
George Washington and James Madison were the only presidents who signed the Constitution
The word “democracy” does not appear once in the Constitution.
Rhode Island was the only state not to send delegates to Philadelphia in 1787

15. More Interesting Facts…
When the Constitution was signed, the United States’ population was 4 million. It is now more than 309 million. Philadelphia was the nation’s largest city, with 40,000 inhabitants.
Since 1952, the Constitution has been on display in the National Archives Building in Washington, DC. Currently, all four pages are displayed behind protective glass framed with titanium. To preserve the parchment’s quality, the cases contain argon gas and are kept at 67 degrees Fahrenheit with a relative humidity of 40 percent.