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The Year that the declaration was signed was in 1776 not the 1786 like you put on there. Please fix this as soon as you can, i understand it is just a minor mistake but in the hands of the wrong people, you may never hear the end of it...;] 69.171.222.49 (talk) 17:13, 10 October 2023 (UTC) [reply ]

Not done: It was not signed in 1776. That was the United_States_Declaration_of_Independence. The constitution was not signed until later. RudolfRed (talk) 17:49, 10 October 2023 (UTC) [reply ]

Inconsistencies in History and development

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...the Constitution of the United States of America (U.S. Constitution), which is the oldest and shortest written constitution still in force...

— History and development

The oldest written constitution still in force is the Constitution of the Republic of San Marino. While it was amended in 1974, the basic constitution dates from October 8th, 1600. If we argue that an amendment is a change to the codified constitution, the US constitution would date from May 7, 1992. If we argue that an amendment is not a change to the codified constitution, then the sentence is plainly wrong.

Also, the shortest written constitution is the Constitution of the Principality of Monaco, with an official word count of 3814 words - referenced in this very article.

I suggest rewording the opening sentences to "Since the late 18th century, close to 800 constitutions have been adopted and subsequently amended around the world by independent states. In 1789, Thomas Jefferson...".

However, I will not rule out that there is an oversight by me, so I opened this discussion. Mwmahlberg (talk) 10:37, 20 July 2024 (UTC) [reply ]

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