IMHO, USA's Founding Documents should be required Study for before holding ANY Federal GOV Public Offices:
Declaration of Independence (1776)
Articles of Confederation (1777, ratified 1781)
U.S. Constitution (1787 rat 1788)
Bill of Rights (1791)
Federalist Papers
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Very Good place to start is the this list on the official Congress Page for U.S.A. Founding Documents Here:
congress.gov/founding-docum…
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"The Constitution of the United States Explained"
Following is Annotation Tools for Faster Learning according to topical analysis here. This is a good resource for new learners or anyone not fully understanding Constitutuion of USA constitution.congress.gov
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Constitution of the United States: Primary Documents in American History
Digitized Exact Copies of the Original U.S. Constitution documents can be found through the Library Of Congress:
guides.loc.gov/constitution
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These three documents, known collectively as the Charters of Freedom, Digitized exact copies of originals:
Declaration of Independence, Signed Version 1776
Constitution, 1788 Ratified
Bill of Rights, 1791
archives.gov/founding-docs
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All Confirmed Correspondences & Other Writings of Seven Major Shapers of United States:
George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams (and family), Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison.
Highly Valuable Resource!
founders.archives.gov
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One can Learn about the United States' founding documents through USA GOV domain as well, but what I really want you to see is that list of links about all the facts to learn how U.S. GOV really works and many historical learning points.
usa.gov/historical-doc…
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Web Friendly Presentation of ALL Full Text of The Federalist Papers
guides.loc.gov/federalist-pap…
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Not Last or least either, The "Articles" aforementioned.
Excellent page for learning about other Historical Documents
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/3d1ebb…
Specifically The "Articles of Confederation" accessible in the National Archives
archives.gov/historical-doc…
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Incredibly beneficial to mention/understand are many "Milestone Documents", highlights pivotal moments in course of American history & government. Crucial for understanding the very META of American Government & History.
archives.gov/milestone-docu…
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Another Crucial Study for understanding USA Government, History, and Common LAW is The 27 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
The Bill of Rights: A Transcription can be found here, & Amendments 1-10:
archives.gov/founding-docs/…
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Continued... Another Crucial Study for understanding USA Government, History, and Common LAW is The 27 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
See Also: grokipedia.com/page/List_of_a…
National Archives, Bill of Rights: A Transcription...Amendments 11-27:
archives.gov/founding-docs/…
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Master America's founding docs & 27 Amendments—vital for every citizen & leader.
Official sources in thread 🔼.
Detailed explanations + study tips can be found here:
Know your rights, know your history!
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