Constitution Day @ CSUN

• Visit the United States National Archives and their resources on the U.S. Constitution
• Explore special events at the National Archives to celebrate U.S. Constitution Day 2007

What is Constitution Day?

The United States Government has designated September 17th as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day (also referred to as Constitution Day). To commemorate the September 17, 1787 signing of the U.S. Constitution, educational institutions across the country will host special programs and events.

How is CSUN commemorating Constitution Day 2007?

Saturday, September 15 there will be a lively panel discussion on the Constitution and American identity. How has the Constitution helped Americans form a national identity? What are the values and ideals associated with that identity? How does the Constitution reflect them? The discussion will be wide-ranging, touching upon the main themes and historical evolution. The panelists will be Dr. James Sefton, Ph.D. CSUN department of History Dr. Christopher Shortell, Ph.D. CSUN department of Political Science. Audience discussion will follow the presentation.

The event takes place in at the Sierra Center. Continental breakfast will be served 8:30-9:00 am, with the panel discussion beginning at 9:00 am. There is no cost for the program, but RSVPs are required by September 7. Please call the Tseng College of Extended Learning at (818) 677-7131. Parking permits are available for $5 at the information booth located at Prairie and Darby Streets.

Where can I learn more about the United States Constitution?

Search the Library Catalog using the following Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Constitution (United States)

Also visit Congressional Quarterly's (CQ Press inContext) at http://cqpress.com/incontext/
After September 1, during the weeks leading up to Constitution Day, the site will offer Constitution-related documents and analysis from the award-winning CQ Press Electronic Library, plus other original content, including an informative video interview with a constitutional scholar and the free lesson plan for teachers.

More Online Resources

• National U.S. Constitution Center
  • Constitution Basics
  • Constitution Fast Facts
  • Interactive Constitution
  • Save the Bill of Rights Game
  • Constitution Timeline
• Download a high-resolution image of the U.S. Constitution from the Constitution Center
• Download the U.S. Constitution (PDF) from Our Documents
• Download the U.S. Constitution in different languages from the Constitution Center
• U.S. National Archives
  On September 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention met for the last time to sign the document they had created. The National Archives and Records Administration celebrates this important day in our nation's history by presenting the following activities, lesson plans, and information. We encourage teachers and students at all levels to learn more about our Constitution and government.
  • Find out about the 39 delegates who signed the Constitution on September 17, 1787.
  • Explore in this simulation how the members of the Constitutional Convention might have felt as they gathered in Philadelphia's Independence Hall and began the arduous and memorable task of writing the United States Constitution.
  • Uncover the issues involved in the creation and ratification of the United States Constitution and the new government it established in this Teaching With Documents lesson on Delaware's ratification.
  • Following ratification, the next task was implementation. Analyze historic documents and determine the extent to which the Constitution provided for the reestablishment of the Navy.
  • Discover additional information about the Constitutional Convention and the ratification process and dozens of fascinating facts about the U.S. Constitution.
• U.S. Senate Virtual Reference Desk on the Constitution
• U.S. Constitution Teaching and Learning Resources
• ConstitutionFacts.com
• U.S. Constitution.net