United States Government: U.S. Constitution Resources
This guide provides resources on the three branches of the United States Government and the United States Constitution.
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Print Resources
Originalism and the Good Constitution by Call Number: KF 4552 M34 2013ISBN: 9780674725072Publication Date: 2013-11-01Originalism holds that the U.S. Constitution should be interpreted according to its meaning at the time it was enacted.
American Epic by Call Number: KF 4550 E663 2013ISBN: 9780199974740Publication Date: 2013-08-26In 1987, E.L. Doctorow celebrated the Constitution's bicentennial by reading it.
Ratification by Call Number: KF 4541 M278 2011ISBN: 0684868555Publication Date: 2011-06-07The defining book of the American Revolution era and a winner of the George Washington Book Award, Ratification chronicles the pivotal moments and key figures in transforming the US Constitution from an idea into a transformational document and the Constitutional Convention into a working government.
A Companion to the United States Constitution and Its Amendments by Call Number: KF 4550 V55 2010ISBN: 0313380082Publication Date: 2010-02-26This new edition updates the classic clause-by-clause examination of the Constitution and its Amendments as interpreted by the Supreme Court from 1789 to 2009.
The Creation of the U. S. Constitution by Call Number: KF 4541 C68 2003ISBN: 0737712627Publication Date: 2003-04-22The U.S. Constitution--with its message of liberty, the primacy of the will of the people, government accountability, separation of powers, and other democratic principles--continues today to be the model for other nations.
Web Resources
- Core Documents of Our DemocracyThis collection provides American citizens with direct online access to the basic Federal Government documents that define our democratic society. These titles contain information about the democratic process that are critical to informed citizens. They support the public's right to know about the essential activities of their Government.
- Founding DocumentsThese three documents, known collectively as the Charters of Freedom, have secured the rights of the American people for more than two and a quarter centuries and are considered instrumental to its founding and philosophy of the United States.
- Primary Documents in American HistoryThe Library of Congress is home to many of the most important documents in American history. This Web site provides links to materials digitized from the collections of the Library of Congress that supplement and enhance the study of these crucial documents.
