Resources for Teaching About the US Constitution

Useful websites on the US Constitution

Constitution of the United States - From the National Archives. Includes images of the Constitution, transcripts of the text, information on the amendments.

The National Constitution Center

• Interactive Constitution - Search for keywords or see court cases involving the Constitution.

• Resources for Educators

US Department of Education Constitution Resources

Biographies of the Founding Fathers - brief biographies of the signers of the Constitution. Also see the fascinating National Archives Founding Fathers Overview.

Sites with Lesson Plans on Teaching the Constitution

Best of History.Net - Constitution Lesson Plans

University of Delaware Links to Lesson Plans on Teaching the Constitution 

Liberty Library of Constitutional Classics - Online resources on a variety of constitutions, including works by John Adams and Thomas Jefferson  and historical works such as the Code of Hammurabi, the Constitution of Medina (622 AD), the Magna Charta, the Constitution of the Iroquois Confederacy and the Mayflower Compact.

Constitutions of the US States

RTC Library Resources

A list of RTC Library's books and videos on the Constitution.

RTC Faculty Focus - Special Constitution Day Issue  And see Instructional Improvements latest, best Constitution Day links, including Michele Lesmeister's Bill of Rights Lesson.

Last updated: 11/30/11