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Constitution
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Amend for Arnold [Schwarzenegger] & Jen 
 This group seeks to amend Article 2, Section 1, Clause 5 (called "ASC 215") of the United States Constitution, which allows only natural-born citizens to become president. Such an amendment would allow people to run for president if they have been U.S. citizens for 20 years or more. Includes links to news coverage and a commercial. (The "Jen" in the title is Canadian-born Jennifer Granholm, elected governor of Michigan in 2002.) http://www.amendus.org Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, International Governments, Nonfiction by Genre, Politics by Place, The United States Presidency, United States History Last updated Nov 17, 2004 Amendment25.com
This website is "dedicated to providing information, both general and trivial, regarding the 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution," which went into effect in 1967 and covers presidential disability and succession. Includes material about laws before 1967, the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, a list of invocations of the 25th Amendment back to 1973, and a brief discussion of the amendment as a "literary plot device in books and film." From an enthusiast. http://www.amendment25.com/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, United States History Last updated Feb 24, 2009 Centuries of Citizenship: A Constitutional Timeline
An "online experience highlighting some of the key dates and events that mark more than 200 years of our constitutional history. ... Visitors can browse through a collection of stories and headlines -- annotated by images, audio and video clips and interactive content -- to explore some of the people, events and issues that have shaped the Constitution and the history of our nation." From the National Constitution Center. http://www.constitutioncenter.org/timeline/ Topics: Government, United States History Last updated Aug 28, 2008 The Charters of Freedom
This site contains facsimiles, transcripts, and background information on "the founding documents of the United States": the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. Includes questions and answers about the Constitution and its amendments, "brief biographies of each of the Founding Fathers who were delegates to the Constitutional Convention," and more. From the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/charters.html Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, International Governments, Labor, Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name, United States History Last updated Jul 30, 2008 Colonial Hall: Biographies of America's Founders
An ongoing project to put the biographies of the founding fathers and their wives on the Web. These are divided into three categories: Signers of the Declaration, Articles of Confederation, and the U.S. Constitution. The biographies are mostly scanned from two sources: Lives of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence (1829) and The United States Manual of Biography and History (1856). http://colonialhall.com/biography.php Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Federal (U.S.) Government, International Governments, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History Last updated Jul 30, 2008 Constitution Day
Constitution Day is celebrated annually in September "to perpetuate the Constitution, to Promote the simultaneous recitation of the preamble by all the schools of America, from sea to shining sea." This site includes information about being a part of the celebration and a list of participating politicians and schools. http://www.constitutionday.com/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, Holidays and Observances Individually, International Governments, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History Last updated Sep 18, 2005 Constitution of the United States
"In this database, GPO Access makes available editions and supplements from 1992 forward of Constitution Analysis and Interpretation." These annotations of cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court provide analyses and interpretations of the U.S. Constitution. Searchable and browsable. The site also links to the text of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. From the Congressional Research Service in the Library of Congress. http://www.gpoaccess.gov/constitution/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, International Governments, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History Last updated May 8, 2004 Constitution of the United States
Provides the full text of the U.S. Constitution. Includes information on proposed amendments. Searchable. From the Emory University School of Law. http://library.law.emory.edu/index.php?id=3080 Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, International Governments, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History Last updated Aug 13, 2009 CRS Annotated Constitution
"The content of the CRS Annotated Constitution was prepared by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) at the Library of Congress. ... The initial online annotations were published in 1992, and supplements were released in 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2000. This edition is a hypertext interpretation of the CRS text. It links to Supreme Court opinions, the U.S. Code, and the Code of Federal Regulations." Provided by the Legal Information Institute, Cornell University Law School. http://www.law.cornell.edu/anncon/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, United States History Last updated Sep 10, 2007 The Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787
James Madison earned the sobriquet "Father of the Constitution" for his role in crafting the document adopted in 1787. This site from the Constitution Society provides an annotated version of Madison's journal, which is a more complete documenting of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia than the official record. The editor notes corrections or changes to the transcribed text. http://www.constitution.org/dfc/dfc_0000.htm Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, International Governments, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History Last updated Dec 1, 2003 First Amendment Schools
This "is a national initiative designed to transform how schools model and teach the rights and responsibilities of citizenship that frame civic life in our democracy." It provides FAQs and summaries of important court cases relating to the "Five Freedoms": religious liberty, speech, press, assembly, and petition. Also includes lesson plans, sample school policies, news, and links to related sites. Searchable. http://www.firstamendmentschools.org Topics: Activism, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, Government, Lesson Plans, Political Parties & Theories, United States History Last updated Jun 23, 2006 The Founders' Constitution
Online version of "The Founders' Constitution," an anthology of documents from the 17th century through the 1830s about popular government in the United States. "The materials are arranged according to broad themes. ... Then they are arranged by article, section, and clause of the U.S. Constitution, from the Preamble through Article Seven and continuing through the first twelve Amendments." Searchable and browsable. From the University of Chicago and the Liberty Fund. http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, International Governments, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History Last updated Oct 1, 2003 John Jay and the Constitution
Collection of materials presented in honor of U.S. Constitution Day (September 17) 2005 related to the participation of John Jay in the development of the U.S. Constitution. Includes an essay which discusses his authorship of some of the Federalist Papers and his support of a strengthened constitutional structure, text of the Federalist papers attributed to him, and links to additional material about Jay. From Columbia University Libraries. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/digital/exhibitions/constitution/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Holidays and Observances Individually, United States History Last updated Sep 12, 2007 Liberty Library of Constitutional Classics
A full-text collection of classic books and other works on constitutional government. Beginning with the Code of Hammurabi , the works include those of ancient Greek authors, among them Plato, Aristotle, and Plutarch; Machiavelli's The Prince ; The Mayflower Compact ; and selected works by Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Benjamin Franklin, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Thomas Paine, and others. Also available are the debates during the Constitutional Conventions, a documentary history of the development of the United States, and more. Documents are available in various formats, including HTML, text, and image files. http://www.constitution.org/liberlib.htm Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, International Governments, Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre, Philosophy, United States History Last updated Aug 29, 2001 A Multitude of Amendments, Alterations and Additions
This site provides a compact but very authoritative history of "The Writing and Publicizing of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution of the United States." An appendix lists "Founding Documents and their various editions in the Collection of Independence National Historical Park." From the U.S. National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/dube/inde1.htm Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, International Governments, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History Last updated Jun 17, 2007 National Constitution Center (NCC)
Congress mandated this "independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization to increase awareness and understanding of the US Constitution, the Constitution's history, and the Constitution's relevance." Includes information on the museum in Philadelphia scheduled to open July 4, 2003, resources for students and educators, and links for Further Research on the Constitution and other historical U.S. documents. Searchable. http://www.constitutioncenter.org/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, International Governments, Museums by Place: United States, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History Last updated Nov 20, 2002 Popular Names of Constitutional Provisions
"Many provisions of the U.S. Constitution are known by popular name or nickname. This page identifies many of those popular names and includes the text of the relevant provisions. The information is arranged in two lists: the first, alphabetically by popular name and the second, arranged by appearance in the Constitution." Some of the popular names include "Citizenship Clause," "Due Process Clause," and "Slavery Amendment." From Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library, University of Washington. http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/consticlauses.html Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, United States History Last updated Apr 8, 2008 |
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