The Constitution defines the fundamental law of the U.S. federal government, setting forth the three principal branches of the federal government and outlining their jurisdictions. It has become the landmark legal document of the Western world, and is the oldest written national constitution currently in effect.
Primary Documents
The Senate & the Constitution
Constitutional Qualifications for Senators
Advice & Consent
Amending the Constitution
Interpretation of the Constitution by the Supreme Court
Constitution Day
Constitution Day 2021 | Mixed Government, Bicameralism, and the Creation of the U.S. Senate
Constitution Day 2020 | Celebrating Constitution Day About
Constitution Day 2019 | Woman Suffrage Centennial: "We the Undersigned": Suffragists Petition the Senate
Constitution Day 2018 | On Equal Footing: The Constitution, the Senate, and the Expanding United States
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