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Constitution Day Resources
September 17
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Take the Bunk Constitution Day Challenge!
Create a Constitution Day Bunk Collection
- Select 3-5 Constitution-themed articles/excerpts using Bunk
- Curate, annotate, save and share your collection with us via Twitter/X @newamericanhist @bunkhistory, Instagram @newamericanhistory, or email us: editor@newamericanhistory.org
or ... Share a Constitution Day Bunk Connection
- Find an interesting connection between two excerpts on Bunk using the View Connections button
- Copy the link and share it with us, including a short reason why you found it so interesting! You can find us on Twitter/X @newamericanhist @bunkhistory, on Instagram @newamericanhistory, or email us: editor@newamericanhistory.org
Here are some suggested resources on Bunk to get you started:
Bunk Exhibits:
- "All Persons Born or Naturalized in the United States..." - 14th Amendment
- Guns in America - 2nd Amendment
A few of our many Constitution-related Bunk excerpts and Tags.
- What Two Crucial Words in the Constitution Actually Mean
- It’s Time for a Progressive Reading of the Constitution
- How We Learned to Love the Bill of Rights
Bunk Tags:
- U.S. Constitution
- Bill of Rights
- Reconstruction Amendments
- Learning Resources for teaching the Reconstruction Amendments
Check out our other Constitution Day-related maps, resources, audio, and video content!
American Panorama:
Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States
13th Amendment map
Abolition maps
- 123AAbolition of Slavery, 1800
- 123BAbolition of Slavery, 1820
- 123CAbolition of Slavery, 1850
- 123DAbolition of Slavery, 1854
- 123EAbolition of Slavery, 1863
- 124AAbolition of Slavery, 1865
18th Amendment maps
Prohibition maps
- 128BProhibition, 1845
- 129AProhibition, 1855
- 129BProhibition, 1875
- 129CProhibition, 1890
- 129DProhibition, 1905
- 130AProhibition, 1915
- 130BProhibition, 1919
- 131AProhibition, 1920
19th Amendment map
Women’s Suffrage maps
- 126CWoman Suffrage, 1875
- 126DWoman Suffrage, 1900
- 127AWoman Suffrage, 1915
- 127BWoman Suffrage, 1919
- 128AWoman Suffrage, 1920
- Learning Resources for teaching Suffrage
BackStory:
- 5th Amendment - You Have the Right to Remain Silent
- 14th Amendment - A More Perfect Union
- Constitutional Law and the Supremes - Above the Fray?
- Constitutional Law in 4 Landmark Supreme Court Decisions - It Is So Ordered
The Future of America’s Past:
- A Grave Injustice - Japanese American Internment & the Constitution
- Learning Resource for teaching A Grave Injustice
Other resources:
- Constitution Day Resources - Resources from the National Constitution Center
- Constitution Day Resources - Resources from the U.S. Census Bureau
- Celebrating Constitution Day - Resources from the National Archives
- Korematsu v. United States - PBS.org series Thirteen: Constitutional Challenge to Japanese Internment
- Constitution Primary Source Documents - Library of Congress
- Constitution Day and Citizenship Day - Resources from U.S. Federal Courts
- Constitution Day Resources - American Bar Association
- Constitution Day Resources - iCivics
- Five Videos To Spark Constitutional Debate in Your Classroom - RetroReport