constitutional history

Officially called Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, this is one holiday that celebrates two great things: our country's history and its citizens. Learn how the U.S. Constitution, a document written and signed more than 200 years ago, outlines how our government works and identifies our rights as citizens of the United States. Take a field trip to the National Constitution Center -- the perfect place to celebrate this national holiday.

Provides a behind-the-scenes look at the United States Constitution.

Explains the historical context and significance of the U.S. Constitution to young readers, while using primary sources to help them explore the text itself.

Describes how the Constitution was drafted and ratified and the spirit of late-eighteenth-century America.

Examines how Founding Fathers George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay were able to overcome strong state sovereignty interests in favor of the stabilizing force of a national Constitution.

Contains fifty-two articles, ten lessons, and primary sources for teaching the American Revolution and the Constitution in the classroom.

Introduces readers to the U.S. Constitution, and examines how this key foundational document has remained relevant, not only in the United States but worldwide, in the centuries since it was written.

Readers discover the story behind the Articles of Confederation, the precursor to the U.S. Constitution, including the factors that inspired its creation and the reasons it was replaced.

Defines and explains each of the twenty-seven amendments, discussing each amendment's historical background, congressional debates, primary documents, biographies of significant individuals, and more. This volume contains Amendments 19 through 27.

Explores the story behind the U.S. Constitution by asking and then answering twelve questions.