In what year was the Constitution of the United States written?

• A. 1776
• B. 1789
• C. 1787
• D. 1791

Answer: (C)

The Constitution of the United States was written in 1787 during the Philadelphia Convention, where delegates from the original thirteen states gathered to address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. This important document laid the framework for the federal government, establishing a system of checks and balances among the three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. The Constitution was then signed on September 17, 1787, and subsequently ratified by the states, coming into effect in 1789. The other years mentioned, 1776 and 1791, are significant in American history for different reasons, such as the Declaration of Independence being adopted in 1776 and the inclusion of the Bill of Rights in 1791, but they do not pertain to the actual writing of the Constitution.