What Is the Constitution?

<b><b>We the people at Who HQ bring readers the full story--arguments and all--of how the United States Constitution came into being. </b></b><br><br>Signed on September 17 1787--four years after the American War for Independence--the Constitution laid out the supreme law of the United States of America. Today it's easy for us to take this blueprint of our government for granted. But the Framers--fifty-five men from almost all of the original 13 states--argued fiercely for many months over what ended up being only a four-page document. Here is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the hotly fought issues--those between Northern and Southern States; big states and little ones--and the key players such as James Madison Alexander Hamilton and George Washington who suffered through countless revisions to make the Constitution happen.