Constitution Day at UC
Check out the website for Constitution Day at UC!
Scholarly Resources
- Archive of Americana This link opens in a new window
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American State Papers, 1789-1838 and US Congressional Serial Set - ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new window
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Contains full text of bills, resolutions, hearings, debates, and other legislative documents. Also contains Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports, Serial Set 1789-present, and legislative histories (through Legislative Insight).
Constitution, Bill of Rights, Amendments, and Other Primary Sources
- Transcript of the Constitution of the United StatesA transcript of the United States Constitution in it's original form. Items that are hyperlinked have since been amended or superseded.
- The Avalon Project, American Constitution - A Documentary RecordDigital primary source documents selected by the Yale Law School relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government
- The Federalist. A commentary on the Constitution of the United StatesA collection of essays, by Alexander Hamilton, Jay and Madison. Also the Continentalist and other papers, by Hamilton. Ed. by John C. Hamilton
Constitution Day at the UCLA Library
On September 17, 1787, the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia adopted the Constitution of the United States of America. In 2004, the 108th Congress passed a law designating September 17 of each year as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day and stipulating that federally funded educational institutions hold programs in acknowledgment. This joint holiday recognizes the importance of constitutional rights and all who have become United States citizens, whether by coming of age or through naturalization.
Citizenship Resources
- National Constitution CenterThe National Constitution Center serves as America’s leading platform for constitutional education and debate, fulfilling its congressional charter “to disseminate information about the U.S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis in order to increase awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.”