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The Constitution & Bill of Rights
Please see the information on the Constitution and Bill of Rights in The Encyclopedia of the American Constitution (REF 342.73 found in the Wilton Library adult reference section) and try searching our catalog for the subject words Bill of Rights or United States Constitution.
Don't forget to ask the librarian if there are books set aside on school reserve for this topic!
Mon, Fri: 10-6; Tue-Thur: 10-7; Sat: 10-5; Sun: 1-5 (Sept-June)
- Constitution of the United States of America
- From the House of Representatives Page, the full text of the Constitution.
- America During the Age of Revolution
- From the Library of Congress' American Memory Project, a time line of America during the years 1776-1789.
- Anti-Federalist Papers
- Read the full text of 85 published papers arguing AGAINST ratification of the Constitution.
- Articles of Confederation
- Read the full text of our Constitution's precursor.
- The Bill of Rights
- The full text from the National Archives and Records Administration.
- Federalist Papers
- Read the articles, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay and printed in various New York papers, urging New Yorkers to ratify the Constitution.
- The Founders' Constitution
- Online version of this anthology of documents from the 17th century through the 1830s about popular governments in the United States. The collection is searchable and browseable. From the University of Chicago and the Liberty Fund.
- The Founding Fathers
- From the National Archives and Records Administration, read biographical information about the delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
- Images of the Constitution:
- If you have a higher-speed connection, you can look at these high resolution images of the pages of the Constitution.
- To Form a More Perfect Union
- Visit this exhibit, part of the American Memory Project, from the Library of Congress outlining the history of the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention.
- U.S. Constitution Search
- Search the Constitution for specific principles.
