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  2. Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina were adopted on March 1, 1669 by the eight Lords Proprietors of the Province of Carolina, which included most of the land between what is now Virginia and Florida. It replaced the Charter of Carolina and the Concessions and Agreements of the Lords Proprietors of the Province of Carolina (1665).

  3. Grand Model for the Province of Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Province of Carolina. The Grand Model (or " Grand Modell " as it was spelled at the time) was a utopian plan for the Province of Carolina, founded in 1670 (354 years ago). It consisted of a constitution coupled with a settlement and development plan for the colony. The former was titled the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina.

  4. State constitutions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    State constitutions are all longer than 8,000 words because they are more detailed regarding the day-to-day relationships between government and the people. The shortest is the Constitution of Vermont, adopted in 1793 and currently 8,295 words long. The longest was Alabama 's sixth constitution, ratified in 1901, about 345,000 words long, but ...

  5. Constitution of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States. [ 3 ] It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789. Originally including seven articles, the Constitution delineates the frame of the federal government.

  6. Constitution of South Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution of the State of South Carolina is the governing document of the U.S. state of South Carolina. It describes the structure and function of the state's government. The current constitution took effect on December 4, 1895. South Carolina has had six other constitutions, which were adopted in 1669, 1776, 1778, 1790, 1865 and 1868.

  7. Constitutional law of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Constitutional lawof the United States. The constitutional law of the United States is the body of law governing the interpretation and implementation of the United States Constitution. The subject concerns the scope of power of the United States federal government compared to the individual states and the fundamental rights of individuals.

  8. Colonial period of South Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The two men were chiefly responsible for developing the Grand Model for the Province of Carolina, which included the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina. [6] The newly created province was intended in part to serve as an English bulwark to contest lands claimed by Spanish Florida.

  9. History of the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    The United States Constitution has served as the supreme law of the United States since taking effect in 1789. The document was written at the 1787 Philadelphia Convention and was ratified through a series of state conventions held in 1787 and 1788. Since 1789, the Constitution has been amended twenty-seven times; particularly important ...