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Founding Documents
Articles of Confederation
Ratified by each state
over the course of 4 years. 1777-1781
Weak central government
Modeled after Iroquios Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Authored by Thomas Jeffferson
Enacted July 4, 1976
July 2, 1976: The date the Continental Congress actually declared freedom from Great Britain.
U.S. Constitution
Article 1: Legislative Branch
Article 2: Executive Branch
Article 3: Judicial Branch
Bill of Rights
First 10 Amendments to U.S. Constitution
Response to Anti-Federalist concerns
Originally only applied to Federal Government. Extended to States with ratification of 14h Amendment (Due Process Clause)
Added to the U.S. Constitution before it was ratified.
Founding Fathers are those who signed any of these documents
The documents that created the United States of America
