Civic & Voter Engagement Guide

Homepage of resources on the Constitution from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

A brief history of the writing of the U.S. Constitution, presented by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

A collection of frequently asked questions and basic misconceptions about the U.S. Constitution -- Compiled by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

Correspondence & other writings of seven major shapers of the United States. A digital repository of over 185,000 documents written by the United States' "Founding Fathers" (Provided by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration)

A collection of digitized primary sources dealing with the creation of the U.S. Constitution, collected and curated by the U.S. Library of Congress.

Contains 277 documents relating to the work of Congress and the drafting and ratification of the Constitution. Items include extracts of the journals of Congress, resolutions, proclamations, committee reports, treaties, and early printed versions of the United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.

Learn about the text, history, and meaning of the U.S. Constitution from leading scholars of diverse legal and philosophical perspectives.

The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation, popularly known as the Constitution Annotated, encompasses the U.S. Constitution and analysis and interpretation of the U.S. Constitution with in-text annotations of cases decided by the Supreme Court of the United States.

A digital collection of the key documents that created and shaped the United States as we know it. (Provided by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration)

The National Constitution Center brings together people of all ages and perspectives, across America and around the world, to learn about, debate, and celebrate the greatest vision of human freedom in history, the U.S. Constitution.