Constitution of the Confederate States of America

The Constitution of the Confederate States of America was the supreme law of the Confederate States of America, as adopted on March 11, 1861 and in effect through the conclusion of the American Civil War. The Confederacy also operated under a Provisional Constitution from February 8, 1861 to March 11, 1861.

In regard to most articles of the Constitution, the document is a word-for-word duplicate of the United States Constitution. However, there are crucial differences between the two documents, in tone and legal content.

Confederate States Constitution in Southern Victory
The Confederate States Constitution was amended only a few times during the history of the Confederate States. Most notably, it was amended after the Second Mexican War to legally end slavery. It was also amended in 1938 to allow a president to run for more than one six-year term.

Literary comment
Neither of the known amendments is numbered. Given the conservative nature of the C.S., it is quite possible that the amendement ending slavery was the First Amendment.