Constitution essay contest gets underway at Solano schools – The Reporter

By Richard Bammer

When the Constitution was signed on Sept. 17, 1787, the United States’ population was 4 million and Philadelphia was the nation’s largest city, with 40,000 people.

Talk about changes: What many consider to be the greatest legal document ever written — at 4,440 words the shortest of any government — has been amended 27 times, the U.S. population today exceeds 315 million, and New York City is the country’s largest, with more than 8 million residents.

Those facts may or may not figure into the 2014 Constitution Essay Contest open to all Solano County students in grades 7 to 12, with a limit of 500 words and an Oct. 24 deadline.

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