UWM Observes Constitution Day
The History of Constitution Day
The U.S. Constitution was signed by the Framers on September 17, 1787. In commemoration of that historic day, Congress sought fit to declare September 17th to be "Constitution Day and Citizenship Day" (see Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, Public Law 108-447, 118 Stat. 2809, 3344-45 (Section 111), excerpted here). In order to implement this new holiday, Congress requires all educational institutions receiving federal funding to hold an "educational program pertaining to the United States Constitution" (70 Fed. Reg. 29727 (May 24, 2005).
Interactive Media
Interactive Constitution at the National Constitution Center
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/constitution/
Centuries of Citizenship: A Constitutional Timeline
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/timeline/
Video
Key Constitutional Concepts
http://sunnylandsclassroom.org/Asset.aspx?id=12
The Constitution in Context
http://sunnylandsclassroom.org/Asset.aspx?id=1261
Our Constitution: A Conversation
http://sunnylandsclassroom.org/Asset.aspx?id=11
A Conversation with Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. on the Origin, Nature, and Importance of the Supreme Court
http://sunnylandsclassroom.org/Asset.aspx?id=1254
A Conversation on the Constitution with Justices Stephen G. Breyer and Antonin Scalia: Judicial Interpretation
http://sunnylandsclassroom.org/Asset.aspx?id=1429
On the Constitution:
National Archives Experience the Constitution
http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution.html
The Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Constitution.html
National Constitution Center
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/