LibGuides: U.S. Constitution Day and Citizenship Day: The US Constitution

Constitution Questions and Answers (National Archives)

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. -- Preamble to the U.S. Constitution.

Links and Resources

America's Founding Documents
View the three documents known collectively as The Charters of Freedom.
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights ensured the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
The Constituion Annotated
Analysis and interpretation of the US Constitution.
The Constitution: What it says,What it means
Annenberg Guide to the US Constitution.
The Constitution of the United States
Explains the history of the U. S. Constitution. Includes images of the document, links to Amendments, and information about how the document is being preserved.
Interactive Constitution
Learn about the text, history, and meaning of the U.S. Constitution from leading scholars of diverse legal and philosophical perspectives.
Library of Congress
Primary documents in American history.
Library of Congress: Constitution Day
Education and resources.
Library of Congress: Teacher Resources
US Department of Education

The National Constitution Center

Pocket Constitution
Download your own Pocket Constitution! Keep it close to your heart!!

Visit the Constitution Center online. The National Constitution Center is a great non-governmental resource created by the Constitution Heritage Act of 1988, signed by President Reagan. Although it sits on federal land, it is privately run.

Examine the Articles and Amendments through the organization's Inter-Active Constitution.

Take a virtual tour right from your living room.