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Constitution Day

Ben's Guide to U. S. Government for Kids. About the Constitution
A great guide for educators and kids alike, this links to suggested activites for children from kindergarten through high school and has easy to understand pages on various documents including the Constitution.

Celebrate Constitution Day
This page is part of the National Archives Experience and offers suggestions of activities to consider using on Constitution Day.

Constitution of the United States
This page is a part of the National Archives Experience, Charters of Freedom. It shows the constitution which is searchable by word or phrase and has links to many other sources about the constitution.

Constitution of the United States in Spanish

Constitution of the United States Main Page
Sponsored by the Government Printing Office, this site offers a search box to Analysis and Interpretation of the U.S. Constitution, the 1992 edition and its supplements.

Teaching with Documents: Observing Constitution Day
The National Archives provides a list of activities for educators and students to celebrate Constitution Day. These activities include learning about the 39 delegates who signed the constitution on September 17, 1787; viewing a simulation about "how the members of the Constitution Convention might have felt as they gathered in Philadelphia's Independence Hall"; and exploring the issues surrounding the creation of the US Constitution.

United States House of Representatives. How our Laws are Made
This site offers many links to early legal documents including the Consitution, but also shows links to frequently used House of Representatives sites.


Revised (March 17, 2010)
Created (September 2005)
Links Verified (November 2008)