American Government / Unit 1 Gov 023 short lesson, about 20 seconds
ERROR: "The Constitution Was America's First Governing Document"
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The idea
The claim that the Constitution was the United States' first governing document is false: the Articles of Confederation governed first, from 1781 to 1789.
In practice
The Constitutional Convention of 1787 met to fix the Articles, not to write on a blank page.
Where people slip
"First" belongs to the Articles; "current" belongs to the Constitution.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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