Pursuant to 36 United States Code €106, September 17th has been designated as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day with the purpose to ’commemorate the formation and signing on September 17th, 1787, of the Constitution.
On September 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention met for the last time to sign the document they had created.
The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of the United States. It is the foundation and source of the legal authority underlying the existence of the United States of America and the Federal Government of the United States. It provides the framework for the organization of the United States Government. The document defines the three main branches of the government: The legislative branch with a bicameral Congress, an executive branch led by the President, and a judicial branch headed by the Supreme Court. Besides providing for the organization of these branches, the Constitution outlines obligations of each office, as well as provides what powers each branch may exercise. It also reserves numerous rights for the individual states, thereby establishing the United States’ federal system of government.
