Constitution Day: Home

U. S. National Archives:

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution.html

http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=9current%20document#

American Bar Association

http://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/initiatives_awards/constitution_day/constitution_text.html

National Constitution Center

http://constitutioncenter.org/constitution

Audio version (LibriVox) :  The Constitution of the United States Audiobook

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHywdoaa0E8

The Constitutional Convention - Scene at the Signing of the Constitution:

http://teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/christy/

Using the painting by Howard Chandler Christie, this site, created by Teaching American History, allows you to move your mouse over a delegate to see that delegate's name and state and by clicking on the delegate's image to access biographical information.

The Constitution:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/our-government/the-constitution

From The White House comes this explanation of why there is a constitution and how the government is constructed.

Constitution Day:

http://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/get-inspired/annual-observances/constitution-day.aspx

Here is an explanation of the Constitution Day Celebration provided by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.

Constitution Day:

http://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/initiatives_awards/constitution_day.html

Background information from the American Bar Association includes landmark cases.

Constitution Facts:

http://www.constitutionfacts.com/

Site includes all kinds of background information. Created by ConstitutionFacts.Org.

CRS Annotated Constitution:

http://www.law.cornell.edu/anncon/html/art1toc_user.html

Site provides discussion of governmental issues.  The site was created by the Legal Information Institute at the Cornell University Law School.

Bill of Rights Institute:  Constitutional Principles Videos

http://billofrightsinstitute.org/resources/student-resources/constitutional-principles-videos/

View videos about aspects of government under the Constitution.

AudioConstitution:

Introduction to the United States Constitution 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw5QPncdkTM

Brief introduction to the history behind the creation of the U.S. Constitution.

TedEducation:

The Making of the American Constitution - Judy Walton 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uihNc_tdGbk

Freedom Project:

Principles of the Constitution Video Series

http://freedomproject.com/principles-of-the-constitution-series

Choose from several videos addressing aspects of the U.S. Constitution.

National Archives:

National Archives Celebrates Constitution Day With "Inside the Vaults" Video Short - The U. S. Constitution at the National Archives

http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2010/nr10-145.html

Translations can be found at these sites:

National Constitution Center:

http://constitutioncenter.org/learn/educational-resources/historical-documents/the-constitution-of-the-united-states-pdf-other-languages

U.S. Department of State:  (scroll down page for Constitution section)

http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/article/2012/01/20120119130409yeldnahc0.4058039.html#axzz2dIQ9bjtS