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Constitution Day
Constitution Day celebrates the signing of the final draft of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787. To commemorate Constitution Day, FindLaw provides information and resources on the U.S. Constitution, and much more.
Constitutions Around the World
- Iraqi Constitution (Washington Post 10/12/2005)
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations)
Constitution Day Resources:
- Creating a Constitution (Library of Congress)
- The Importance of Having a Constitution (U.S. Courts)
- 10 Fast Facts on the Constitution (National Constitution Center)
- Centuries of Citizenship: A Constitutional Timeline (National Constitution Center)
- Celebrate Constitution Day (National Archives)
- Constitution Day (National Constitution Center)
- Teaching with Documents: Observing Constitution Day (National Archives)
- Constitution Day Resources (Library of Congress)
- Learning Page: The Constitution (Library of Congress)
- Constitution Day (JusticeLearning.org)
- Constitution Day and Citizenship Day (U.S. Dept. of Education)
Legal Commentary on the Constitution: (from FindLaw's Writ)
- How Has 9/11 Affected American Constitutional Law? The Three Intersecting Cross-Currents that Have Affected Liberty, Security, and Government Accountability by Edward Lazarus
- What Americans Don't Know About Our Constitution -- and Why It Matters by Michael C. Dorf
- What is the Constitution's Role in Wartime? by Sanford Levinson
- Guns and the Constitution by Akhil and Vikram Amar
- Are Bans on Same-Sex Marriage Constitutional? by Joanna Grossman
- We Need a Constitutional Right to Vote in Presidential Elections by Michael C. Dorf
- The Constitutional Doctrines That Won't Change, Even If the Supreme Court Does by Vikram Amar and Alan Brownstein
- When Should Fourth Amendment Violations Lead to Suppression of Evidence by Sherry F. Colb
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