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Celebrating Constitution Day 2020
Learn more about Constitution Day
- National Constitution CenterThe National Constitution Center, a museum in Philadelphia, acts as a hub of civic education about the U.S. Constitution. The Center offers exhibits, programs, and lively debates.
- National ArchivesThe National Archives in Washington, D.C. is home to the original U.S. Constitution. Find primary source documents, videos, blog posts, and more information on the National Archives' Constitution Day page.
- Library of CongressThe Library of Congress observes Constitution Day and Citizenship Day by providing library resources and suggested readings from their collection.
Library Resources about the U.S. Constitution
These library databases include scholarly journals, streaming videos, and other resources. Search for topics related to the U.S. Constitution to find historical overviews, articles from law reviews, documentary films, and much more.
- HeinOnline
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HeinOnline offers original PDF copies in full text of legal collections, including full runs of law journals and case documents from the U.S. and internationally.
- American History in Video
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Watch early newsreels and award-winning documentaries featuring dramatic reenactments and engaging analysis from prominent scholars and experts.
- U.S. History in Context
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Topic-based overviews of historical issues, events, and people. Each topic includes reference information, relevant news and journal articles, and some primary sources.
- Academic Search Complete
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A very large general academic database covering a broad range of topics. It includes a mix of magazine and journal articles. Many items are full text.
Library Books about the U.S. Constitution
This is just a small selection of the print books and eBooks available from Library Services. To find additional books about the U.S. Constitution, use the search box below.
We the People by Call Number: KF4550 .D34 2012ISBN: 9781137263056Publication Date: 2012-09-24Dahlin takes an analytical approach to existing Constitutional scholarship and presents a limited number of landmark Supreme Court decisions in a way that makes this important material accessible to an undergraduate academic audience.
The Living Constitution by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780199703692Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia once remarked that the theory of an evolving, "living" Constitution effectively "rendered the Constitution useless." He wanted a "dead Constitution," he joked, arguing it must be interpreted as the framers originally understood it.In The Living Constitution, leading constitutional scholar David Strauss forcefully argues against the claims of Scalia, Clarence Thomas, Robert Bork, and other "originalists," explaining in clear, jargon-free English how the Constitution can sensibly evolve, without falling into the anything-goes flexibility caricatured by opponents.
The Upside-Down Constitution by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780674063228Publication Date: 2012-02-15The Constitution's vision of federalism in which local, state, and federal government compete to satisfy preferences of individuals has given way to a cooperative, cartelized federalism that enables interest groups to leverage power at every level for their own benefit. Greve traces this inversion and dispels much received wisdom along the way.
The Revolutionary Constitution by Call Number: eBookISBN: 0199702950The framers of the Constitution chose their words carefully when they wrote of a more perfect union--not absolutely perfect, but with room for improvement. Indeed, we no longer operate under the same Constitution as that ratified in 1788, or even the one completed by the Bill of Rights in 1791--because we are no longer the same nation. In The Revolutionary Constitution, David J. Bodenhamer provides a comprehensive new look at America's basic law, integrating the latest legal scholarship with historical context to highlight how it has evolved over time.
The Annotated U. S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence by Call Number: eBookISBN: 0674054474Publication Date: 2009-11-15The two founding documents of the United States of America: the Declaration of Independence (1776), our great revolutionary manifesto, and the Constitution (1787-88), in which "We the People" forged a new nation and built the framework for our federal republic. Now a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian serves as a guide to these texts, providing historical contexts and offering interpretive commentary.
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