> No, it's not, the country was established before the Constitution. OP mentioned the Declaration and the Constitution in the same sentence, but for the record

> No, it's not, the country was established before the Constitution. OP mentioned the Declaration and the Constitution in the same sentence, but for the record, both are revered and held to high regard and do provide the legal foundation for the nation in its current iteration (Articles of Confederation were older than Constitution but have been cast aside due to their ineffective results).