| Today is the 225th anniversary of the Constitution. Since 2004, September 17 has been federally designated as Constitution Day or Citizenship Day to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787. The Federal Convention had first convened in May to revise the Articles of Confederation, but the need for an entirely new frame of government became clear. State delegates debated issues, such as federalism and representation, all through the summer as they drafted the articles of the new Constitution. |