Constitution Day became a national observance in 2004, when Senator Robert Byrd passed a bill designating September 17 as the day for citizens to commemorate the signing in 1787 of the U.S. Constitution and to learn more about our founding document. Senator Byrd once said, "Our ideals of freedom, set forth and realized in our Constitution, are our greatest export to the world." He added the Constitution Day clause to his 2004 federal spending bill because he believed that all citizens should know about their rights as outlined in the Constitution.
How we are celebrating Constitution Day at UNH Manchester
Resources, facts, videos, and knowledge tests on the U.S. Constitution
The Democracy Imperative
The Democracy Imperative, an initiative of the University of New Hampshire, is a national network of scholars, campus leaders, and civic leaders committed to strengthening democracy in and through higher education.
http://www.unh.edu/democracy/constitution.html
The Avalon Project at Yale Law School
Documents in Law, History, and Diplomacy offer a varied array of primary source documents. The American Constitution - A Documentary Record offers documents on The Roots of the Constitution, Revolution, and Independence, Credentials of the Members of the Federal Convention, The Constitutional Convention, and Ratification and Formation of the Government. http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/constpap.asp
The Bill of Rights Institute Video Library
Explore the topics of Rule of Law, Representative Government, Consent of the Governed, and Separation of Powers with these four videos which include historical narratives, interviews, connections to current events, music, and follow up materials.
http://billofrightsinstitute.org/resources/student-resources/constitutio...
Explore the American Founding
http://teachingamericanhistory.org/founding/
[The Constitution of the United States] was not, like the fabled Goddess of Wisdom,
the offspring of a single brain. It ought to be regarded as the work of many heads and many hands.
-James Madison, March 10, 1834
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/charters.html
The Library of Congress: American Memory Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/
The First Amendment Center: discussions and essays on current headlines involving the First Amendmenthttp://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/
Street Law is “a nonprofit organization that creates classroom and community programs that teach people about law, democracy, and human rights worldwide.” Read landmark cases of the US Supreme Court http://www.streetlaw.org/en/landmark/home
Test your Constitution IQ
http://www.constitutionfacts.com/?page=quiz.cfm
http://www.constitutionfacts.com/?page=50QTest1.cfm
Learn fascinating facts
http://www.constitutionfacts.com/us-constitution-amendments/fascinating-...
Get answers to your FAQs about the U.S. Constitution
http://archives.gov/exhibits/charters/print_friendly.html?page=constitut...
Participate in the Constitution Treasure Hunt
Search your pocket edition of the US Constitution for answers to these questions: http://www.constitutionfacts.com/content/funZone/files/TreasureHunt1.pdf
Can you pass a U.S. citizenship test?
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/0104/Could-you-pass-a-US-citizenship-t...