U.S. Constitution

Credit: Scene at the Signing of the Constitution by Howard Chandler Christy

The U.S. Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787, by 39 delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Constitution Day (also known as Citizenship Day) was established by the U.S. Congress in 2004 to commemorate the signing of the Constitution and recognize “all who, by coming of age or by naturalization, have become citizens.”

• The U.S. Constitution
• America's Constitution
• Amending the Constitution
• Is the Constitution Antiquated?
• God and the Constitution
• In Search of the Constitution Series

• Documents from the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention Library of Congress American Memory Collection .

• About the Founding Fathers Biographical information about the delegates to the Constitution Convention and signers of the constitution.

• Constitution of the United States; Analysis and Interpretation
  Government Printing Office official publication of the U.S. Constitution annotated is in a base 1992 edition with biennial supplements. Download a pdf of entire volumes or sections.
• Constitution Day Resources from the Library of Congress
  Links to primary sources, resources for teachers, lesson plans, book.
• Annenberg Classroom
  Resources on the Constitution for teachers.
• American Founders Online: An Annotated Guide to Their Papers and Publications
  Guide prepared by the Library of Congress.

• American Founders Online
• American Memory Timeline
• Bill of Rights
• ConstitutionDay.com
• ConstitutionFacts.org
• Documents from Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention
• Federalist/Antifederalist Debates
• Guide to the U.S. Constitution
• Interactive Constitution
• Primary Documents in American History
• Ratification of the Constitution
• Which Founding Father are You?