On Sept. 17, 1787, delegates to the Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia to sign the newly created Constitution of the United States of America. "Constitution Day" was established to honor this document that functions as the cornerstone of our government and to educate the current populace about it. (Aptly enough, "Citizenship Day" is celebrated this day as well.)
Photo of the first page of the original Constitution
(Click on image to see the whole document from the National Archives Website)
The National Archives: The Constitution of the United States
Read a transcription of the document; learn more about the constitution from the article, A More Perfect Union, and Constitution questions and answers.
Constitution Day
Commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution by 39 brave men on
Sept. 17, 1787, recognizing all who are born in the U.S. or by naturalization have
become citizens.
ConstitutionFacts.com
Resources and Internet links to help educators comply with the federal regulation
requiring the development of student programming to celebrate Constitution Day on
Sept. 17 of each year.
National Constitution Center
Includes Constitution Day, The Interactive Constitution, and Centuries of Citizenship: A Constitutional Timeline.
Constitution of the United States
From the Primary Documents in American History collection at the Library of Congress, including A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation, and Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention.
CRS Annotated Constitution
From Cornell University Law School's Legal Information Institute, a hypertext interpretation
of the Congressional Research Service text, with links to Supreme Court opinions,
the U.S. Code, and the Code of Federal Regulations and enhanced navigation through
linked footnotes and tables of contents.
Constitution of the United States
Article from Wikipedia on the history of the constitution containing many relevant
links.
