Excerpted from The Story of the Constitution by Sol Bloom, Washington, DC: National Archives and Record Administration, 1986, c1937.

Questions on the Constitution answered by Stephen J. J. Mount, Webmaster and researcher for USConstitution.net.

Current links with a special section on the war on terrorism.

Enforces several federal civil rights statutes, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Includes Division press releases, cases and briefs

The Bureau enforces law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, marital status or disability. Investigates and litigates complaints alleging a pattern and practice or policy of unlawful discrimination in employment, housing, credit, education and places of public accommodation.

A collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts on: Constitutional States; The English Revolution (Tudor Government; The Stuart Challenge; Civil War and Revolution; Radicals; Religious Groups (Puritans; Baptists;Quakers); The Restoration; The "Glorious Revolution"; English Culture in the 17th & 18th Centuries; The Netherlands; Philosophical Reflections on Constitutional Politics; and Internationalist Ideas

Provides English translations of constitutions and other textual material related to constitutional documents from around the world. It cross-references those documents for quick comparison of constitutional provisions. Click on LINKS to see links to other constitutional metasites.

(UB Subscription database) Text of current and historical constitutions worldwide, in original language as well as English translation. Also includes books, articles and other relevant resources. Links to external sites as well.

Defends the Bill of Rights in advocating issues such as capital punishment, disability rights, immigrant rights, religious liberty and racial equality. The ACLU works daily in court, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the U.S.

An academic forum at Ashland University for the study, research and discussion of the principles and practices of American constitutional government and politics. Columnists include Robert Alt, Andrew E. Busch, John C. Eastman, Christopher Flannery, David Forte, Steven Hayward, Douglas Koopman, Terrence ). Moore, Lucas Morel, Mackubin T. Owens, Peter W. Schramm, and David Tucker.

A non-profit legal and educational organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Includes news, reports, publications, viewpoint and more.

A collaboration of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund; claims to be the site of record for relevant and up-to-the minute civil rights news and information.

A site devoted solely to the defense of free expression in all its forms, including the arts.

Includes an overview of civil rights law and links to primary sources including the U.S. Constitution, sections of the U.S. Code and the Code of Federal Regulations, pertinent decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, and relevant state and international law sources.

Includes an overview of constitutional law and links to primary sources including the U.S. Constitution; federal and state court decisions; background sources (Articles of Confederation; the Federalist Papers; and letter of transmittal, Federal Constitution, Sept. 1787), and state and foreign constitutions. Also links to other relevant sites.

Includes an overview of equal protection law and links to primary sources including the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, and federal and state court decisions.

Includes an overview of the First Amendment and links to primary sources including the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution, and federal and state court decisions.

The Hot Topics section features short commentaries by legal scholars: abortion; the Bill of Rights (first, fourth, fifth & eighth Amendments); civil rights; discrimination; criminal law/procedure; elections; federal agencies, federalism; immigration; supremacy clause; and Supreme Court.

Full text magazine featuring articles on freedom of expression. It was founded in 1972 by Stephen Spender with the goal to protect the basic human right of free expression. For the past 31 years, it has reported on censorship issues from all over the world and added to the debates on those issues. In addition to the analysis, reportage and interviews, each Index contains a country by country list of free speech violations.

Contains descriptions of relevant organizations and contact information, printed publications, U.S. based web sites, international web sites, mailing lists and newsgroups and upcoming conferences and events.

Descriptions of and links to selected Supreme Court opinions.

Descriptions of and links to selected Supreme Court opinions.

Links to news stories, hot topics, scholarship, opinion, blogs, and much more. JURIST is the Internet's legal education portal, the university-based academic gateway to authoritative legal instruction, information and scholarship online.

Full-text collection of writings against constitutional ratification.

Federalist Papers No. 1-85 in full-text

From The Debates in the Federal Convention of 1878, which framed the Constitution of the United States, reported by James Madison, a delegate from Virginia.

Writings by a wide array of people engaged in the problem of making popular government safe, steady and accountable. The documents range from the early 17th Century to the 1830s, from the reflections of philosophers to popular pamphlets, from public debates in ratifying conventions to the private correspondence of the leading political actors of the day.

This website provides a five-step guide to understanding the Convention. It includes the Convention as a four-act drama, both as an Overview version and a longer Detailed Version. Both are linked to Madison's Notes of the Debates. A Day by Day Summary focuses on the decisions made on the day. A biographical section on the Framers includes their ages, educational background, continental political experience and a sketch on their individual activity at the Convention. Two interactive reproductions ac t as points of destination and departure on the journey back to the Founding. A click on Howard Christy's famous painting of the signing of the Constitution provides access to biographical sketches. A clink on the map of Historical Philadelphia links the delegates with the actual locations where they resided, worked, walked and deliberated.

A collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts including Establishment of the American State.

Links to: Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789; Letters of Delegates to Congress, 1774-1789; Elliots' Debates, 1787-1788; and Farrand's Records, 1787.

Text of the Constitution annotated with cases decided by the Supreme Court of the United States. Includes review of the Court's treatment of the doctrines of Constitutional Law. Scroll down to see earlier editions (1992+) with Supplements.