Constitution Day
On September 17th, 1787, the Constitution of the United States of America was signed and ratified. Constitution Day celebrates this momentous occasion.

In 2004, US law was passed to make September 17th Constitution Day, and the week surrounding this day to be known as Constitution Week. This law required Institutions of Education, as well as Federal and State offices, to celebrate Constitution Day and to promote education of the U.S. Constitution.     

                                                                                             

                                                                                                      
US Constitution Resources
Constitution Legislation in 2007 by the 110th Congress
Constitution Initiative
The National Archives: the U.S. Constitution
National Center for Constitutional Studies - NCCS
The National Constitution Center: the U.S. Constitution
USConstitution.net
www.byrdcenter.org
The Constitution Society
American Historical Association
Bill of Rights Institute
FindLaw.com: the U.S. Constitution
GpoAccess.gov: the U.S. Constitution
The Claremont Institute: the U.S. Constitution


University Projects & Events
Cornell Law School: Overview of the U.S. Constitution
Emory Law School: the U.S. Constitution
UCA - Department of Political Science: The U.S. Constitution
The Avalon Project at Yale Law School: The U.S. Constitution
San Diego Mesa College: Constitution Day
Meredith College: Constitution Day
Kansas University: Constitution Day


Historical Roots of the U.S. Constitution
Magna Carta   

Mayflower Compact  

English Bill of Rights  

Declarations and Resolutions of the First Continental Congress  

Mecklenberg Declaration of Independence

Common Sense by Thomas Paine  

Declaration of Independence  

Articles of Confederation

Constitution of the United States of America  

Northwest Ordinance  

Federalist Papers - printed anonymously in the NY Times, 1787
Federalist Papers  Bill of Rights

U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873 -

Wikipedia Link - US Constitution
History of the US Constitution -

History of the US Constitution

The Oath of Office and the Constitution -

 

 

Basic Principles of the U.S. Constitution
Federalism   Separation of Powers   Checks and Balances 

Contemporary Controversies of the U.S. Constitution
Separation of Church and State   Right of Privacy  

Death Penalty   Terrorism  Marriage

 

Declaration of Independence  Declaration of Independence

Bill of Rights  English Bill of Rights   Bill of Rights

Gettysburg Address
Gettysburg Address Resources  Gettysburg Address  Gettysburg Address (1863)

Emancipation Proclamation
 The Emancipation Proclamation   : Emancipation Proclamation

Juneteenth
Juneteenth World Wide Celebration  Juneteenth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Oaths of Office  The Oath of Office and the Constitution

Historic US Documents   From Revolution to Reconstruction \

 

 

 

US State Constitutions
Alabama (1901) - 1875 - 1868 (unratified) - 1865 - 1861 - 1819
Alaska (1956)
Arizona (1912)
Arkansas (1874)
California (1879) - 1850 - 1849 (California Republic)
Colorado - 1876
Connecticut (1965) - 1818 - Fundamental Orders and Colonial Charter (1638)
Delaware (1897)
District of Columbia (1982) - History of
Florida (1968)
Georgia (1983)
Hawaii (1959)
Idaho (1890)
Illinois (1970)
Indiana (1984) - 1816
Iowa (1857)
Kansas (1861) - History of
Kentucky (1891) - 1850 - 1799 - 1792 - History of
Louisiana (1974)
Maine (1821)
Maryland (1867)
Massachusetts (1780)
Michigan (1963) - 1908 - 1850 - 1835
Minnesota (1857)
Mississippi (1890)
Missouri (1945) - 1875 - 1865 - 1820
Montana (1972)
Nebraska (1875)
Nevada (1864)
New Hampshire (1784)
New Jersey (1947)
New Mexico (1911)
New York (1777)
North Carolina (1971) - 1868 - 1776 - History of
North Dakota (1973)
Ohio (1951) - 1912 - 1851 - 1802
Oklahoma (1907)
Oregon (1859)
Pennsylvania (1968) - 1874 - 1838 - 1790 - 1776 - History of
Rhode Island (1843) -  Charter of 1663
South Carolina (1895)
South Dakota (1889) - History of
Tennessee (1870) - 1835 - 1796
Texas (1876) - 1869 - 1868 (West Texas) - 1866 - 1861 - 1845 - 1836 Constitution of the Republic of Texas
Utah (1898)
Vermont (1791) - 1786  - 1777
Virginia (1971) - 1902 - 1870 - 1864 - 1851 - 1830 - 1788 Ratification - 1776 - Charters 1611  1609  1606
Washington (1889) - 1878 - History of
West Virginia (1872) - 1866 - 1863 - 1861
Wisconsin (1848)
Wyoming (1889)

Constitutions Around the World
 Afghanistan
Algeria
Andorra
Antilles (Netherland)
Argentina
Aruba (Netherlands)
Australia
Austria
Bahrain
Belarus
Belgium
Bangladesh
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China, The People's Republic of
China (Macau), The People's Republic of
China (Taiwan), The People's Republic of
Colombia
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Croatia
Cuba
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
Europe
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Iceland
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Iran
Ireland
Italy
Japan - Wikipedia Link
Korea (North)
Korea (South)
Latvia
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Malaysia
Mexico
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Nauru
Netherlands
Netherland (Antilles)
Netherlands (Aruba)
Nigeria
Pakistan
Palestine
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Thailand
Tibet
Turkmenistan
Turkey
Ukraine
United States of America
Venezuela
Viet Nam