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Our Constitution is a living document. Thirty-three amendments have been proposed by the U.S. Congress; 27 of those have been ratified and are part of the Constitution.

The Preamble is the opening statement of the Constitution. It is a concise 52-word proclamation of the values at work in the complete document.

There can be a tendency to race from the Declaration of Independence, proclaimed to the world in July 1776, and arrive at the end with a new nation with its own Constitution in 1787.

In 1955, the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution petitioned Congress with a resolution to set aside Sept. 17 to Sept. 23 for the observance of Constitution Week.