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Constitution Day Resources
September 17
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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.
- U.S. Constitution - Primary Source
- 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:
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
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:
- Japanese American Internment & the Constitution - A Grave Injustice
Other:
- 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 Day and Citizenship Day - Resources from the Library of Congress
- Constitution Day and Citizenship Day - Resources from U.S. Federal Courts
- Constitution Day Resources - iCivics
- Five Videos To Spark Constitutional Debate in Your Classroom - RetroReport