Who wrote the first 7 articles of our constitution

Articles of the Constitution Summary - When were they written?

The Articles of the Constitution were written on June 21, 1788. There are seven Articles and these have been supplemented by the Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments) and an addition 17 amendments to the Articles to date.

Articles of the Constitution Summary - Who wrote them?

Article 1 of the Constitution is attributed to the work of Edmund Rudolph, William Paterson, Oliver Ellsworth, Roger Sherman, and Dr. William Samuel Johnson who were the authors of the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, and the Great Compromise on which Article 1 is based. The remaining 6 Articles of the Constitution were written by the Founding Fathers and a group of 55 men, collectively known as the Framers of the Constitution. The names of the seven key Founding Fathers were George Washington, John Adams, James Madison, John Jay, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. The 55 men, the Framers of the Constitution, all attended the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia during which time the Articles were developed. writers of the Constitution were all well educated men, well versed in the law, politics, colonial and state government.

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Articles of the Constitution Summary: Overall Summary of the 7 Articles

The overall summary of the 7 Articles of the Constitution Summary are as follows, click the links for the full text and simple summaries of each of the sections and clauses of the Articles of the Constitution:

Overall Summary of the 7 Articles

Article 1 of the Constitution

Legislative Branch

Article 1 deals with the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Article 2 of the Constitution

Executive Branch

Article 2 deals with the Administration, headed by the President.

Article 3 of the Constitution

Judicial Branch

Article 3 deals with the system of courts and judges.

Article 4 of the Constitution

Government & States

Article 4 deals with relationship between states and federal government.

Article 5 of the Constitution

Constitutional Amendments

Article 5 deals with how to amend the Constitution

Article 6 of the Constitution

Supreme Law

Article 6 establishes the Constitution as the supreme law of the USA

Article 7 of the Constitution

Ratification

Article 7 deals with the requirements for ratification of the Constitution.

Overall Summary of the 7 Articles