The Constitution 值,、2A Drafted by the Constitutional Congress in Philadelphia in 1787 and ratified the following year in 1788 The Constitution divides powers between the national and state governments It also divides the national government into three independent branches Executive legislative Judicial Bill of Rights(1791)-The first 10 amendments to the Constitution These amendments cover issues such as the freedom of speech, the press, religion, assembly, and the rights of criminals The United states has one of the shortest constitutions in the worldThe Constitution ◼ Drafted by the Constitutional Congress in Philadelphia in 1787 and ratified the following year in 1788. ◼ The Constitution divides powers between the national and state governments. ◼ It also divides the national government into three independent branches -Executive -Legislative -Judicial ◼ Bill of Rights (1791) – The first 10 amendments to the Constitution. -These amendments cover issues such as the freedom of speech, the press, religion, assembly, and the rights of criminals. ◼ The United States has one of the shortest Constitutions in the world