Primary Documents
Use the left-hand navigation panel to browse the collection of primary documents. Also check out "Documents of American History," a collection of primary documents published by the Virginia Department of Education as a resource for Standards of Learning requirements.
The documents contained in this collection include: Virginia Declaration of Rights; Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom; Declaration of American Independence; Constitution of the United States of America; Amendments; and The Virginia Charters.
Reading Primary Documents
The goal of programs at the Center for the Constitution is to get beneath surface arguments to see what commitments lie at the foundation of American political insight and debate. This knowledge gives a key to understanding our public discussions and controversies. Those who have this key will have much more control over the discourse, whether they are observing it or conducting it. We at the Center for the Constitution are committed as well to a careful understanding of the documents that undergird our political way of life.
