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List of constitutions of the United States

 
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The following is a list of the current constitutions of the United States of America and its constituent political divisions. Each entry shows the ordinal number of the current constitution, the official name of the current constitution, and the date on which the current constitution took effect.

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Delaware Maryland New Hampshire New Jersey Massachusetts Connecticut West Virginia Vermont Rhode Island
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Federal constitution

No. Official name Date of effect Notes
1st Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union 01781-03-01 March 1, 1781 [1]
2nd Constitution of the United States of America 01789-03-04 March 4, 1789

State constitutions

Note that constitutions of states that were independent prior to admission, and constitutions used by states while participating in the American Civil War are not counted.

No. Official name Date of effect Notes
6th Alabama, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Alabama 01901-11-28 November 28, 1901
1st Alaska, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Alaska 01959-01-03 January 3, 1959
1st Arizona, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Arizona 01912-02-14 February 14, 1912
4th Arkansas, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Arkansas 01874-10-13 October 13, 1874
2nd California, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of California 01880-01-01 January 1, 1880
1st Colorado, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Colorado 01876-08-01 August 1, 1876
2nd Connecticut, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Connecticut 01965-12-30 December 30, 1965
4th Delaware, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Delaware 01897-06-10 June 10, 1897
5th Florida, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Florida 01969-01-07 January 7, 1969
9th Georgia, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Georgia 01983-07-01 July 1, 1983
1st HawaiiConstitution of the State of Hawaiʻi 01959-08-21 August 21, 1959 [2]
1st Idaho, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Idaho 01890-07-03 July 3, 1890
4th Illinois, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Illinois 01971-07-01 July 1, 1971
2nd Indiana, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Indiana 01851-11-01 November 1, 1851
2nd Iowa, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Iowa 01857-08-03 August 3, 1857
1st Kansas, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Kansas 01861-01-29 January 29, 1861 [3]
4th Kentucky, Constitution of the Commonwealth ofConstitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky 01891-08-03 August 3, 1891
9th Louisiana, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Louisiana 01975-01-01 January 1, 1975
1st Maine, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Maine 01820-03-03 March 3, 1820 [4]
4th Maryland, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Maryland 01867-10-05 October 5, 1867
1st Massachusetts, Constitution of the Commonwealth ofConstitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 01780-10-25 October 25, 1780 [5]
4th Michigan, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Michigan 01964-01-01 January 1, 1964
1st Minnesota, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Minnesota 01858-05-11 May 11, 1858
4th Mississippi, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Mississippi 01890-11-01 November 1, 1890
4th Missouri, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Missouri 01945-03-30 March 30, 1945
2nd Montana, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Montana 01973-07-01 July 1, 1973
2nd Nebraska, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Nebraska 01875-11-01 November 1, 1875
1st Nevada, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Nevada 01864-10-31 October 31, 1864
3rd New Hampshire, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of New Hampshire 01793-06-05 June 5, 1793 [6]
3rd New Jersey, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of New Jersey 01948-01-01 January 1, 1948
1st New Mexico, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of New Mexico 01912-01-06 January 6, 1912
4th New York, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of New York 01895-01-01 January 1, 1895 [7]
4th North Carolina, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of North Carolina 01971-07-01 July 1, 1971
1st North Dakota, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of North Dakota 01889-11-02 November 2, 1889
2nd Ohio, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Ohio 01851-09-01 September 1, 1851
1st Oklahoma, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Oklahoma 01907-11-16 November 16, 1907
1st Oregon, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Oregon 01859-02-14 February 14, 1859
4th Pennsylvania, Constitution of the Commonwealth ofConstitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 01874-01-01 January 1, 1874 [8]
2nd Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations 01843-05-02 May 2, 1843
6th South Carolina, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of South Carolina 01896-01-01 January 1, 1896
1st South Dakota, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of South Dakota 01889-11-02 November 2, 1889
3rd Tennessee, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Tennessee 01870-03-26 March 26, 1870
4th Texas, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Texas 01876-02-17 February 17, 1876 [9]
1st Utah, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Utah 01896-01-04 January 4, 1896
1st Vermont, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Vermont 01793-07-09 July 9, 1793 [10]
7th Virginia, Constitution of the Commonwealth ofConstitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia 01971-01-01 January 1, 1971
1st Washington, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Washington 01889-11-11 November 11, 1889
2nd West Virginia, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of West Virginia 01872-08-22 August 22, 1872
1st Wisconsin, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Wisconsin 01848-05-29 May 29, 1848
1st Wyoming, Constitution of the State ofConstitution of the State of Wyoming 01890-07-10 July 10, 1890

Federal district charter

No. Official name Date of effect Notes
1st District of Columbia, Charter of theCharter of the District of Columbia 01973-12-24 December 24, 1973

Territorial constitutions

See also

References

  1. ^ Despite its very different title, the United States Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, adopted on November 15, 1777, and ratified on March 1, 1781, was actually the first constitution of the United States of America. See Christian G. Fritz, American Sovereigns: The People and America's Constitutional Tradition Before the Civil War (Cambridge University Press, 2008) at p. 131 [ISBN 978-0-521-88188-3 (noting that "Madison, along with other Americans clearly understood" the Articles of Confederation "to be the first federal Constitution.")
  2. ^ Excludes the constitutions of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi and the Republic of Hawaiʻi.
  3. ^ The Wyandotte Constitution supplanted the rejected Topeka Constitution, Lecompton Constitution, and Leavenworth Constitution.
  4. ^ Excludes the 1876 recodification of the Constitution of the State of Maine.
  5. ^ The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is currently the world's oldest written constitution that is still in effect.
  6. ^ The first Constitution of the State of New Hampshire, adopted on January 5, 1776, was the first written constitution for an independent state in the New World and set the stage for the United States Declaration of Independence the following summer.
  7. ^ Excludes the 1938 recodification of the Constitution of the State of New York.
  8. ^ Excludes the 1968 recodification of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
  9. ^ Excludes the constitution of the Republic of Texas.
  10. ^ Excludes the two constitutions of the Vermont Republic.

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