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read documents from these historic gatherings from the American Memory Collection at the Library of Congress. The Continental Congress Broadside Collection (253 titles) and the Constitutional Convention Broadside Collection (21 titles) contain 274 documen Full Review »
The Electoral College is one of the more difficult parts of the American electoral process to understand. While election of the president and vice-president was provided for in Article II, Section 1, Clauses 2, 3, and 4 of the U.S. Constitution, the proce Full Review »
On September 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention met for the last time to sign the document they had created. The National Archives and Records Administration celebrates this important day in our nation's history by presenting the fol Full Review »
In 1893, in just 184 days, 28 million people, about one-third of the American population, visited the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Beyond the exhibits, visitors witnessed a panoply of constitutional rights. In particular, they saw the First Am Full Review »
Digital Classroom News and Events Teaching With Documents Conducting Research Locating Publications Growing Professionally History in the Raw The Constitution Community Introductory Activity Document Analysis Worksheets Building a School Archives Full Review »
The Constitution Community is a partnership between classroom teachers and education specialists from the National Archives and Records Administration. We are developing lessons and activities that address constitutional issues, correlate to national acad Full Review »
Each year more than one million people visit the National Archives Building in Washington, DC. Most come to view the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and other historic documents on display in the Rotunda and Circular Gal Full Review »
The precedent-setting First Federal Congress fleshed out the governmental structure provided for in the Constitution and ensured the new government's stability. This mini-edition presents documents relating to establishing the first three executive depar Full Review »
The American Jury: Bulwark of Democracy" is a project of the Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago and is the national expansion of "The American Jury: Past and Present," conducted in Illinois during 1998-1999. Beginning with a two-week Full Review »
Constitution of the United States of America A Brief Overview of the Supreme Court (PDF) The Court and Constitutional Interpretation (PDF) The Court as an Institution (PDF) The Court and Its Traditions (PDF) The Court and Its Proc Full Review »

