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Chapter 2 American Politics Government The Constitution Created in 1787 at the Constitutional Convention (delegates from 12 of 13 states (excluding Rhode Island) gathered in Philadelphia to draw the Constitution); The supreme law the US the basis of the US political system; Consists of 7 articles a preamble; 27 amendments (the first 10 known as the Bill of Rights) Articles of the Constitution The Preamble We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welf