Primary Documents from the National Archives
Constitution Day Materials in the Monroe Library
Constitution Day: A Digital Exhibit
Constitution Day 2011
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Constitution Day commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution by thirty-nine brave men on September 17, 1787, and recognizes all who are born in the U.S. or who by naturalization have become citizens.
From the Library of Congress Constitution Day website:
The members of the Constitutional Convention signed the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Constitutional Convention convened in response to dissatisfaction with the Articles of Confederation and the need for a strong centralized government. After four months of secret debate and many compromises, the proposed Constitution was submitted to the states for approval. Although the vote was close in some states, the Constitution was eventually ratified and the new Federal government came into existence in 1789. The Constitution established the U.S. government as it exists today.
U.S. Constitution Resources Online
- American Bar Association's Constitution Day ResourcesIncludes text transcripts, landmark cases, conversation starters, lessons, and resources
- Constitution DayPictures and full-text transcripts of the Constitution
- Constitution Day and Citizenship DayOverview from the Library of Congress
- Constitution of the United States, Analysis and InterpretationFrom gpoaccess.gov
- Constitution page at "Charters of Freedom"National Archives' virtual Constitution exhibit
- Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional ConventionFrom the Library of Congress' "American Memory" Collection
- La Constitución de los Estados Unidos de América 1787Spanish language version of the Constitution from the National Archives
- The Constitution Project"The Constitution Project seeks consensus solutions to difficult legal and constitutional issues through constructive dialogue across ideological and partisan lines, and through scholarship, activism, and public education efforts."
- The Constitution: That Delicate Balance"A video instructional series on the American Constitution for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; 13 one-hour video programs and coordinated books."
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