Assertion: u.s.'s state | /r/CapableOf | form current united states
Facets:
value: by ratifying the current u.s. constitution
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: These independent states initially formed a loose confederation called the United States and then later formed the current United States by ratifying the current U.S. Constitution, creating a union of sovereign states with the union or federal government also being a republic.