Foundational Documents of American Constitutionalism
- The Declaration of Independence, 4 July 1776
- The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, 15 November 1777
- An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States, North-West of the River Ohio, 13 July 1787
- The U.S. Constitution, 17 September 1787
- The Bill of Rights, 15 December 1791