Constitution of the United States (1787)
Citation: Signed Copy of the Constitution of the United States; Miscellaneous Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789; Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789, Record Group 360; National Archives.
引文：美国宪法的签名副本；大陆会议杂项文件，1774-1789 年；大陆会议和邦联会议以及制宪会议的记录，1774-1789 年，记录组 360；国家档案馆。
Drafted in secret by delegates to the Constitutional Convention during the summer of 1787, this four-page document, signed on September 17, 1787, established the government of the United States.
这份长达四页的文件由制宪会议代表于 1787 年夏天秘密起草，于 1787 年 9 月 17 日签署，建立了美国政府。
The Federal Convention convened in the State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia on May 14, 1787, to revise the Articles of Confederation .
1787年5月14日，联邦会议在费城州议会大厦（独立厅）召开，修改《邦联条例》。
Because the delegations from only two states were at first present, the members adjourned from day to day until a quorum of seven states was obtained on May 25.
由于最初只有两个州的代表团出席，成员们每天都休会，直到 5 月 25 日达到七个州的法定人数。
Through discussion and debate it became clear by mid-June that, rather than amend the existing Articles, the Convention would draft an entirely new frame of government.
通过讨论和辩论，到六月中旬，人们清楚地知道，大会将起草一个全新的政府框架，而不是修改现有条款。
All through the summer, in closed sessions, the delegates debated, and redrafted the articles of the new Constitution.
整个夏天，代表们都在闭门会议上进行辩论，并重新起草了新宪法的条款。
Among the chief points at issue were how much power to allow the central government, how many representatives in Congress to allow each state, and how these representatives should be elected—directly by the people or by the state legislators.
争论的主要问题包括赋予中央政府多少权力、国会赋予每个州多少名代表以及这些代表应如何选举——直接由人民选举还是由州立法者选举。
The work of many minds, the Constitution stands as a model of cooperative statesmanship and the art of compromise.
宪法是许多人共同努力的成果，是合作政治家精神和妥协艺术的典范。
The National Archives is the permanent home of the United States Constitution.
国家档案馆是美国宪法的永久所在地。
Learn more about what the document says, its meaning, and how it was created on our main Constitution page .
在我们的宪法主页上详细了解该文件的内容、含义以及其创建方式。
Access an interactive transcription .
访问交互式转录。
You can even add your name to the Constitution on our Join the Signers page !
您甚至可以在我们的加入签名者页面将您的名字添加到宪法中！
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