Resources
Internal Resources
• Full text of the U.S. Constitution with all amendments
• More Primary Documents relevant to the founding of the United States
• A Timeline of the U.S. Constitution
• Talking with your Kids about the Constitution
• James Madison's Studies at Montpelier, by Ralph Ketcham
External Resources
The Avalon Project at Yale Law School
Sources related to law, history, and diplomacy from 4000 BCE to the present.
A non-profit organization focused on providing educational resources on America's Founding
documents and principles for teachers and students of American History and Civics.
A non-partisan organization that helps students understand the history and principles of our Constitution, Bill of Rights, and the role of citizenship.
Center for the Study of the American Constitution
Housed within the History Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Center for the Study of the American Constitution provides resources related to the creation and ratification of the American Constitution.
A free online library of sources related to the American Founding.
Constitutional Convention Attendance Record
A resource provided by teachingmericanhistory.org. This tool demonstrates which delegates were present at each meeting of the Constitutional Convention.
First Federal Congress Project
A documentary history of the 1st Federal Congress, including a teacher's guide and a wealth of primary source documents.
An online anthology of the writings of the people engaged in the problem of making popular government safe, steady, and accountable.
Thousands of unpublished documents from our nation's founders in a free online resource.
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation
Through a national competition, the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation offers James Madison Fellowships to a select group of individuals desiring to become outstanding teachers of the American Constitution.
Summaries of landmark supreme court cases and teaching resources for each.
A wealth of information including primary source documents and resources for teacher.
National Archives--Charters of Freedom
Transcriptions and scans of America's founding documents.
National Endowment for the Humanities
An independent grant-making agency of the U.S. government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.
A grant program through the U.S. Department of Education to provide funding for professional development programs in U.S. History.
