The United States Constitution

A bill can win the votes of both houses of Congress and still face the President’s objections. Yet even a veto may not be the last word: two-thirds of each house can send it into law.

Drafted in 1787 for a new United States, this compact charter sets out who may make laws, collect taxes, declare war and judge disputes. Its opening article gives the work of Congress to two very different chambers, with distinct terms, qualifications and powers—a design meant to give a diverse union a government strong enough to act, yet divided enough to restrain itself. Here, rules about representation and procedure carry the weight of a nation’s future. When authority is split this carefully, who gets the final say?

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