Constitution of the United Federation of Planets

The Constitution of the United Federation of Planets was a document that outlined the governmental structure of the United Federation of Planets.

Written in the 22nd century, the Federation Constitution drew heavily upon the earlier Constitution of the United States of America, along with other earlier documents, such as the Magna Carta. (TOS episode Court Martial). The Bill of Rights found in the American Constitution was adapted for the Federation Constitution, becoming part of a series of Guarantees made to Federation citizens. For example, the 7th guarantee, which gave the citizens the right not to incriminate themselves was based on the 5th Amendment of the earlier United States Constitution. (TNG episode The Drumhead).

Investigating the case against Georges Mordreaux, Spock found all the records of the trial against the man had been removed by the Federation government, a violation of the Constitution. (TOS novel The Entropy Effect).