Celebrate Constitution Day

• Read a transcript of the Constitution, or see a high-resolution image of the original document from the National Archives


• Discover who really authored the Federalist Papers, a series of 85 anonymous essays, from the Library of Congress and Project Gutenburg.


• Watch a re-enactment and learn about the events leading up to the creation of the U.S. Constitution, from the Encyclopedia Britannica.


• Listen to Justices Antonin Scalia and Stephen G. Breyer, part of the Supreme Court's annual "Conversation on the Constitution" series.


• Explore a multimedia Constitution Timeline from the National Constitution Center.


• Play the U.S. Court's Million-Dollar Citizen game to test your Constitutional knowledge.


• Identify additional resources available at the official Constitution Day website.


• Learn more about the Constitution from these ebooks, part of the DeVry University Library collection.

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What is Constitution Day?

§ 106. Constitution Day and Citizenship Day

(a) DESIGNATION.—September 17 is designated as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day.

(b) PURPOSE.—Constitution Day and Citizenship Day commemorate the formation and signing on September 17, 1787, of the Constitution and recognize all who, by coming of age or by naturalization, have become citizens.

Read more from the U.S. Code (36 USC 106, 2005)