That Is The Date That It Was First Signed Many Moons Ago, So Its Like An Aniversity Thing. This Is Probably One Document That Is Most Important For The United States of America.
Mai 17th is a national holliday in Norway. Because 17th of Mai in 1814 the norwegian constitution was signed. there is also Mothers' Day in february that changes the date in almost each year.
George Washington and James Madison were among the 39 delegates who signed the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787.
The only decision making body originally elected by the people was the U.S. House of Representatives. The U.S. Constitution would not call for the direct election of U.S. Senators until the passage of the 17th Amendment in 1913.
Jonathan Dayton from New Jersey was the youngest signer. Born on October 16, 1760, he was only 26 years old on September 17, 1787 when the Constitution was signed.
9th-11th September 2011 at Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 973 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn. Also 17th -18th September 2011, same location rescheduled due to hurricane from a previous one that had the Friday program.
Article 1: Section 3 and 4 deals with the election. *Edit* I know exactly what you lazy peeps are trying to pull. I'm taking the poli sci class as well looking for answers :P lol. Anyways the correct answer your looking for is 17th amendment.
Operation Market Garden was not very successful and only lasted a short period for time from September 17th to September 25th, 1944. More information on the Operation Market Garden can be found in full details on Wikipedia.
The Philippines only has had 15 presidents so far. The 17th president is yet to be determined.
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The Constitution was finished on September 12, 1787. Of the 55 delegates, 42 attended most of the meetings, and 39 delegates (and the attesting secretary) actually signed the Constitution. Edmund Randolph and George Mason of Virginia and Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts refused to sign, due in part to the lack of a bill of rights.(See the Related questions for the list of those who did and didn't sign.)
There were 55 delegates at the Constitutional Convention in 1787.Most of the delegates were lawyers, merchants, or planters.Of those, there were only 39 who signed the Constitution on September 17, 1787. Also signing was the Convention's secretary, William Jackson.
The U.S. Constitution can only be changed by Amendment.