Constitution Day
Library Resources
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Constitutional history -- United StatesResources in the ASU Library related to United States constitutional history
Online Resources
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Constitution AnnotatedThe Constitution Annotated, the authoritative source for how the Supreme Court has interpreted the nation’s governing document over the years. From the Library of Congress.
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The American FoundingResources from TeachingAmericanHistory.org covering the Constitutional Convention, Federalists/Anti-Federalists, Ratification of the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.
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Charters of Freedom - Constitution of the United StatesOnline exhibit from the National Archives.
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United States SenateThis annotated version of the Constitution provides the original text (left-hand column) with commentary about the meaning of the original text and how it has changed since 1789 (right-hand column).
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Legal Information Institute - Constitutional LawAs the Constitution is the foundation of the United States, constitutional law deals with some of the fundamental relationships within our society. This includes relationships among the states, the states and the federal government, the three branches (executive, legislative, judicial) of the federal government, and the rights of the individual in relation to both federal and state government.
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The Founders' ConstitutionIn this unique anthology, Philip B. Kurland and Ralph Lerner draw on the writings of a wide array of people engaged in the problem of making popular government safe, steady, and accountable. The documents included range from the early seventeenth century to the 1830s, from the reflections of philosophers to popular pamphlets, from public debates in ratifying conventions to the private correspondence of the leading political actors of the day.
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National Constitution CenterThe National Constitution Center is the first and only nonprofit, nonpartisan institution devoted to the most powerful vision of freedom ever expressed: the U.S. Constitution.
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The Annenberg Classroom - Teaching the ConstitutionContains over 48 videos on major constitutional concepts and court cases with learning materials aligned to state standards, as well as lesson plans, online no-cost books for download, and interactive games on the origins of the Constitution.