US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Constitution of the United States
Find background information on the Constitution of the United States of America, and learn the three basic principles upon which the Constitution was written. Additional content includes a look at the text of the Constitution, the events...
Teachnology
Teachnology: United States Constitution Teaching Theme
Enhance classroom teaching on the United States Constitution with the help of these resources including lesson plans, activities, interactive sites and more.
Illinois Institute of Technology
The Oyez Project: Katz v. United States
Katz v. United States altered the meaning of the 4th Amendment, the right to search and seizure, appealing his case in 1967 regarding the investigator's use of electronic surveillance. Oyez features the facts and recordings from the...
This Nation
This nation.com: Constitution of the United States
This site provides the full text of the Constitution of the United States of America.
iCivics
I Civics: The Constitution: Rules for Running a Country
Handy introduction to the Constitution of the United States, which has been our government's rulebook since 1789.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: The Annenberg Guide to the United States Constitution
The Annenberg guide to the United States Constitution: what It says, what It means. RI.11-12.8 seminal U.S. texts
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: United States Constitution: Article Ii
Full text of Article II from the U.S. Constitution, as well as detailed annotations that explain the reasoning and subsequent impact of each clause and section of the Article. Content explores everything from the nature and scope of...
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Article V
This resource provides information about Article V of the United States Constitution.
Library of Congress
Loc: Constitution
Collection of primary resources having to do with the constitution throughout American history.
Read Works
Read Works: The Making of the United States Constitution
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Constitution of the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Role of the President of the United States
[Free Registration/Login Required] Excerpts from Article II of the United States Constitution explaining the role of President. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Law School: Constitution of the u.s.
The Constitution of the United States is provided by the Legal Information Institute of Cornell University of Law.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1754 1800: Constitution
A quick comprehension check over the establishment of the Constitution of the United States.
US Senate
Vice Presidents of the United States: Elbridge Gerry
A very nice biography of the fifth vice president of the United States, Elbridge Gerry. Gerry died in office in 1814.
Cato Institute
Cato Institute: Dewey J. Jones vs. the United States [Pdf]
Brief of a court case where the petitioner argues that the Commerce Clause does not authorize Congress to make the arson of a private residence a federal crime, as it is already a state crime, and that police powers are assigned to the...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: The Illuminated Our Constitution
Check out this ibook on the United States Constitution.
Other
Presidents & the Constitution: Did You Know?
Do you know who the first president was to live in the White House? Find the answer to this and discover many other unusual and interesting facts about some of the presidents of the United States.
Library of Congress
Loc: The Constitution Drafting a More Perfect Union
Set the class up for reading a primary source of the drafting of the Constitution of the United States in 1787. This lesson demonstrates the value of identifying and drafting documents the process to achieve the final document.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation: The United States Constitution
Take a close look at this document that was written in Philadelphia in 1787. It gives us the rights that we still have today. Select a thumbnail, and then roll over the picture to zoom in.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Article Vii
This resource provides information about Article VII of the United States Constitution.
Bill of Rights Institute
Bill of Rights Institute: Constitution of the United States of America (1787)
The Constitution was written in the summer of 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by delegates from 12 states, in order to replace the Articles of Confederation with a new form of government. It created a federal system with a national...
Read Works
Read Works: Our Constitution
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text giving facts about the Constitution of the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Bill of Rights Institute
Bill of Rights Institute: Gouverneur Morris
A lesson plan introducing or revisiting the role of Gouverneur Morris in the planning and writing of the United States Constitution.
Center For Civic Education
Center for Civic Education: 9/11 and Constitution: American Identity, Diversity
A set of lessons that can be used to commemorate the anniversaries of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, and the signing of the Constitution on September 17, 1787. They help students to reflect on the...
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