This page explores the history of the Constitutional Convention, the ratification debates, and the adoption of the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment.
The Constitutional Convention of 1787
- Madison's Notes (Avalon Project at the Yale Law School)
- "A More Perfect Union" (National Archives Account of Convention)
- Farrand's Records of Convention
- Convention
of 1787 (Exploring Constitutional Law)
- Founding Fathers (National Archives Biographies and Images)
- National Archives (National Archives: search capability)
- Map of Philadelphia in 1787
(TeachingAmericanHistory.org)
- Images
- The 200th Reunion of Delegates to the Constitutional Convention (Or, "All Things Considered We'd Really Rather Be in Philadelphia")(An essay by Doug Linder)
- Federalist Papers (The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School)
- Anti-Federalist Papers
- Elliot's Records of Debates in State Legislatures
Begin your journey by reading the document this site is all about, The Consitution of the United States.
To learn about
the Supreme
Court (including its history and current cases) and the justices
who have served on
it, jump
to Supreme
Court.
To test your
knowledge of
trivia relating to the Constitution, jump to Constitutional
Trivia or
Bill
of Rights Golf.
