Political Science
Research Guides
The American Constitution
Websites
This plain site has been around since 1997 and is one of the easiest to search.
"The Constitution Society is a private non-profit organization dedicated to research and public education on the principles of constitutional republican government. It publishes documentation, engages in litigation, and organizes local citizens groups to work for reform." [from the site]
Documents and photographs from the collections of the National Archives.
"Located on Independence Mall, the National Constitution Center brings the U.S. Constitution to life..." from the website.
Constitution Accountability Center
“The Constitutional Accountability Center (CAC) is a think tank, law firm, and action center dedicated to fulfilling the progressive promise of our Constitution’s text and history. We work in our courts, through our government, and with legal scholars to preserve the rights and freedoms of all Americans and to protect our judiciary from politics and special interests.” [from the website]
Resources for Constitution Day [September 17]
Library of Congress THOMAS project.U.S. Constitution: Primary documents in United States History
Library of Congress, Virtual Services, Digital Reference Team.Books
The Constitution & the Pride of Reason
Smith, Steven D.. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998)McNichols Campus Library
KF 4552 .S63 1998
McNichols Campus Library
KF 4557 .C66 1999
The Constitution of the United States of America as amended: unratified amendments, analytical Index
Brady, Mr. of PA., presented by. (Washington, D.C.: G.P.O., 2007)McNichols Campus Library
Y 1. 1/7:110-50
The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution
Jensen, Merrill, ed.. (Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1976-)McNichols Campus Library
KF4502.D633
Terrorism, the laws of war, and the Constitution : debating the enemy combatant cases
Berkowitz, Peter (ed.). (Hoover Institution Press, 2005)McNichols Campus Library
KF 7225 .T48 2005
Witnesses at the creation : Hamilton, Madison, Jay, and the Constitution
Morris, Richard B.. (Holt, Reinhart, Winston, 1985)McNichols Campus Library
E 303 .M887 1985
Women and the United States Constitution : history, interpretation, and practice
Schwarzenbach, Sibyl A. and Patricia Smith, editors. (Columbia University Press, 2003)McNichols Campus Library
KF 478 .A5 W654 2003
Videos
A DVD History of the U. S. Constitution
Center Communications Inc..McNichols Campus Library
KF 4541 .D83 2005
God and the Constitution [videorecording]
WNET New York & WTVS Detroit ; Public Affairs Television ;. (WNET Films for the Humanities & Sciences. 1994)McNichols Campus Library
KF 4783 .G64 1994
Key Constitutional Concepts[videorecording]
PJ Productions, producer. ([Philadelphis, PA.]: Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, 2006)McNichols Campus Library
KF 4541 .K49 2006
Our Constitution [videorecording]: a Conversation
([Philadelphia, PA.] Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, 2005)McNichols Campus Library
KF 4550 .O87 2005
Powers of the president. Constitution and Congress [videorecording] / The Open University ; BBC.
(Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Inc., [1996], c1993)McNichols Campus Library
JK 516 .P68 1996 v.1
Sandra H. Wilson
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McNichols Campus Library
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