Description: "Collected here in one affordable volume are the most important documents of the United States of America: The Constitution of the United Sates, with the Bill of Rights and all of the Amendments; the Declaration of Independence; and the Articles of Confederation."
Brief description: The Constitution of the United States (ratified 1788) established the framework of the federal government and remains the supreme law of the land. The Bill of Rights and subsequent amendments define individual liberties and expand constitutional interpretation. The Declaration of Independence (1776) articulates the principles underlying the formation of the nation, while the Articles of Confederation (ratified 1781) represent the first structure of national governance prior to the Constitution.