U.S. Constitution
     
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  1. Constitution Primary Source Set
  2. Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention
  3. Words & Deeds in American History
  4. A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates (1774-1875)
  5. George Washington Papers
  6. James Madison Papers
  7. Thomas Jefferson Papers
  8. An American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera
 
     
     
  Exhibitions
  1. Creating the United States Constitution
  2. Creating the United States Constitution Interactive
  3. Creating the Bill of Rights
  4. Creating the Declaration of Independence
  5. Declaring Independence, Drafting the Documents
  6. Benjamin Franklin in His Own Words
  7. American Treasures: A Rare Civics Lesson
  8. American Treasures: The Federalist
  9. American Treasures: A Looking Glass for 1787
  10. American Treasures: Draft of the Virginia Constitution
  11. American Treasures: Report of the Committee of Detail
  12. American Treasures: Report of the Committee of Style
  13. American Treasures: The Fifteenth Amendment
 
     
     
  America's Library
  1. The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted, November 15, 1777
  2. James Madison's Contribution to the Constitution
  3. New Jersey Approved the Constitution, December 18, 1787
  4. The New United States of America Adopted the Bill of Rights, December 15, 1791
  5. 14th Amendment to the Constitution was Ratified, July 28, 1868
  6. Nineteenth Amendment Granting Women's Suffrage Sent to the States, June 4, 1919
  7. The 24th Amendment Ended the Poll Tax, January 23, 1964
  8. Patrick Henry
  9. John Hancock
  10. John Jay
  11. Thomas Jefferson
  12. George Washington
  13. James Madison
  14. John Adams
 
     
     
  Lessons
  1. The Constitution: Drafting a More Perfect Union
  2. The Bill of Rights: Debating the Amendments
  3. The Declaration of Independence: Created Equal?
  4. The Constitution: Counter Revolution or National Salvation?
  5. In Congress Assembled: Continuity and Change in the Governing of the United States
  6. Collection Connections: American Revolution Broadsides
  7. Collection Connections: Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention
  8. Collection Connections: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873
 
     
     
  Digital Resource Guides
  1. United States Constitution
  2. Articles of Confederation
  3. Federalist Papers
  4. Bill of Rights
  5. 13th Amendment
  6. 14th Amendment
  7. 15th Amendment
  8. The American Revolution and The New Nation (1763-1815)
  9. Annotated Guide to The Papers and Publications of the American Founders
  10. George Washington: A Resource Guide
  11. James Madison: A Resource Guide
  12. Finding Franklin: A Resource Guide
  13. James Monroe: A Resource Guide
 
     
     
  Spotlights, Features & Special Presentations
  1. Law Library of Congress: The Constitution
  2. To Form a More Perfect Union: Essays on the Formation of the United States
  3. Primary Source Excerpts and Discussion Questions Related to the Constitution
  4. The New Nation: The United States Constitution
  5. The New Nation: Confederation Government Policy Towards Native Americans
  6. George Washington Papers Timeline
  7. Thomas Jefferson Papers Timeline
  8. James Madison and the Federal Constitutional Convention of 1787
  9. American Cartoon Prints: 1766-1876
 
     
     
  Today in History
  1. April 12, 1776: North Carolina Advocates Independence
  2. July 4, 1776: The Second Continental Congress Unanimously Adopts the Declaration of Independence
  3. June 14, 1777: Continental Congress Adopts Design of the American Flag
  4. September 26, 1777: Continental Congress Forced to Flee Philadelphia
  5. November 15, 1777: The Second Continental Congress Adopts the Articles of Confederation
  6. January 14, 1784: The Continental Congress Ratifies the Treaty of Paris, Officially Making the United States an Independent and Sovereign Nation
  7. September 17, 1787: Members of the Constitutional Convention signed the final draft of the Constitution
  8. December 12, 1787: Pennsylvania Ratifies the Constitution
  9. December 18, 1787: New Jersery Ratifies the Constitution
  10. January 9, 1788: Connecticut Ratifies the Constitution
  11. November 21, 1789: North Carolina Ratifies the Constitution
  12. December 15, 1788: Congress Ratifies the Bill of Rights
  13. July 28, 1868: The Fourteenth Amendment Is Ratified
  14. June 04, 1919: Congress Approves Nineteenth Amendment
  15. January 23, 1964: The Poll Tax - Twenty-Fourth Amendment Is Ratified
 
     
     
  Webcasts (streaming RealVideo®)
  1. The Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution
  2. Symposium: James Madison, Philosopher and Practitioner of Liberal Democracy
  3. Separate Branches, Balanced Powers: Madison's Legacy
  4. Publishing the Declaration
  5. Hugo Black of Alabama: How His Roots and Early Career Shaped the Great Champion of the Constitution
  6. Extraordinary Rendition: Constitutional Issues
  7. National Security and the Constitution
 
     
     
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