How many pages is The U.S. Constitution?

352 pages, which is about 106,000 words and 7 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we take the figure two of our three sources agree on.

Is The U.S. Constitution worth reading?

What we can tell you for certain is the cost: 352 pages and about 7 hrs of your time, or 4½ hrs if you read quickly. Whether that is worth it depends on the hours you have.

How long is The U.S. Constitution audiobook?

About 11½ hrs, estimated from the 106,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.

The U.S. ConstitutionMelissa Murray

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The U.S. Constitution

Name: The U.S. Constitution
Author: Melissa Murray

Melissa Murray

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At your speed≈ 7 hrs

Pages352

Audiobook≈ 11½ hrs

352 pages works out to roughly 106,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 7 hrs — a weekend's reading.

How long does it take to read The U.S. Constitution?

The U.S. Constitution is 352 pages, or roughly 106,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for The U.S. Constitution at three reading speeds.
Your pace	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slow	175	10 hrs
Average	250	7 hrs
Fast	400	4½ hrs

Estimated at about 300 words per page. Most adults read between 200 and 300 words a minute — use the reading-speed control to set your own pace and every time on the site adjusts.

Your reading speed… wpm

Every reading time on the site updates to your pace. Page counts are an estimate, so treat the hours as a good guide, not a stopwatch.

Common questions

How long does it take to read The U.S. Constitution?: About 7 hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. The U.S. Constitution runs 352 pages, roughly 106,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 10 hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 4½ hrs.
How many pages is The U.S. Constitution?: 352 pages, which is about 106,000 words and 7 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we take the figure two of our three sources agree on.
Is The U.S. Constitution worth reading?: What we can tell you for certain is the cost: 352 pages and about 7 hrs of your time, or 4½ hrs if you read quickly. Whether that is worth it depends on the hours you have.
How long is The U.S. Constitution audiobook?: About 11½ hrs, estimated from the 106,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.

From the publisher

From a #1 New York Times bestselling author, podcast host, and legal expert comes an accessible and modern guide on how to read and understand the U.S. Constitution. Think of this as the U.S. Constitution explained by America’s favorite law professor, Melissa Murray.…

On her podcast, Strict Scrutiny, Murray and her cohosts, Kate Shaw and Leah Litman, provide in-depth, accessible, and irreverent analysis of the Supreme Court and its cases, culture, and personalities. On that podcast, on MSNOW—where she is a frequent contributor—in opinion pieces, and when providing commentary as she did in a recent New York Times piece on Justice Brown Jackson, Murray spends an awful lot of time demystifying laws for everyone else. In this book, she tackles one of the founding American documents: the Constitution. Each amendment will be annotated with some historical context provided, as well as examples of how it is relevant to our present day. More necessary than ever, as we look to the Supreme Court and their interpretation of the Constitution as the last institution upholding our democracy, this book is an indispensable read for every thinking American.

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