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This is it: the world's oldest (and shortest!) written democratic constitution, the living charter of American government... and arguably the foundation of American society itself. Let Shmoop's detailed line-by-line Constitution summary guide you all the way from the Preamble to the 27th Amendment.

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Constitution

This is it: the world's oldest (and shortest!) written democratic constitution, the living charter of American government... and arguably the foundation of American society itself. Let Shmoop's detailed line-by-line Constitution summary guide you all the way from the Preamble to the 27th Amendment.

Think Civics is Boring? Think Again.

Civics - the Constitution, law, politics, and government - is really about you. Us. The forces that shape the issues that get you fired up. Abortion. Gay marriage. School prayer. Affirmative action. Women's rights. Gun rights. Students' First Amendment rights. Which side are you on?

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Civics

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Constitution

This is it: the world's oldest (and shortest!) written democratic constitution, the living charter of American government... and arguably the foundation of American society itself. Let Shmoop's detailed line-by-line Constitution summary guide you all the way from the Preamble to the 27th Amendment.

Think Civics is Boring? Think Again.

Civics - the Constitution, law, politics, and government - is really about you. Us. The forces that shape the issues that get you fired up. Abortion. Gay marriage. School prayer. Affirmative action. Women's rights. Gun rights. Students' First Amendment rights. Which side are you on?

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