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Constitution Day
There are lots of opportunities scattered throughout the year for us to celebrate American History and to learn more about our collective past. One of those pretty cool opportunities is the celebration of Constitution Day every year on September 17th. The date was chosen to commemorate the signing of the Constitution on September 17, 1787.
- Interactive ConstitutionRead the text of the U.S. Constitution and learn about its history and meaning from leading scholars of diverse legal and philosophical perspectives.
CSCC Talks about the US Constitution
Want to know what people around Cleveland State Community College are saying about the U.S. Constitution? Check out this short video of students, staff, and faculty talking about how they feel and what they think about the U.S. Constitution.
- Constitution Day With Neil GreenwoodProfessor Neil Greenwood from the CSCC Humanities Department speaks about the U.S. Constitution for Constitution Day.
Constitution Day Resources
Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor discusses the importance of studying the Constitution.
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor discusses the ideas that shaped our Constitution as it was drafted in the summer of 1787.
Ken Burns visits with the National Constitution Center to discuss the Constitution during the Civil War and Reconstruction, the Great Depression, and World War II.
There are so many amazing resources at the National Constitution Center. There are blogs, videos, podcasts, and all kinds of other goodies that you can check out to learn so much about the Constitution of the United States.
Hillside College has a good lecture series. Constitution 101: The Meaning and History of the Constitution.
Looking for a good podcast to start listening to? Try the We the People Podcast.
How much do you know about the Constitution? Take this Civics Practice Test and see how much you really know!