Constitution Day

Explore our resources for Constitution Day

Essays

Why We the People? Citizens as Agents of Constitutional Change

The Antifederalists: The Other Founders of the American Constitutional Tradition?

George Washington and the Constitution

Race and the American Constitution: A Struggle toward National Ideals

Andrew Jackson and the Constitution

James Madison and the Constitution

Ordinary Americans and the Constitution

Podcasts

Jefferson and the Constitution

Nixon, Executive Power and the Constitution

The Three Constitutions

Madison’s Influence on the US Constitution

Calling the Constitutional Convention

Defining the Constitution

Dred Scott and the Constitutionality of Slavery

Lincoln, Civil Liberties, and the Constitution

The US Constitution and the Concept of Originalism

Teaching the Constitution

Madison and the Constitution

Teaching Resources

Common Core Units

Our Constitution: The Bills of Rights (Grades 4-6)

Our Constitution: The Bill of Rights (Grades 7-9)

Our Constitution: The Bill of Rights (Grades 10-12)

Lesson Plans

Philadelphia and the Constitutional Convention “Heat Up” (Grades K-6)

“Father” of our Country v. “Father” of the Bill of Rights (Grades 6-12)

Guided Readings and Study Aids

Conflict Over Ratifying the Constitution (Grades 9-12)

Study Aid: The Bill of Rights (Grades 5-9)

Study Aid: The Articles of Confederation (Grades 5-9)

The Survival of the Constitution (Grades 9-12)

Ratification Debates: A New York Case Study (Grades 9-12)