Constitutional & Legal Studies
Use this guide to find: research guides supporting Constitution Day events, Legal Studies Guides, and general information about the Constitution.
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Constitution Day Guides:
Constitution Day is celebrated on September 17th of each year. That is the day the Constitution was signed during the Constitutional Convention. More information and events can be found on the Consitution Day website of the National Constitution Center. The following guides were created in support of Constitution Day events at Ithaca College:
Other Legal Studies and Politics Guides:
Constitution Day is celebrated on September 17th of each year. That is the day the Constitution was signed during the Constitutional Convention. More information and events can be found on the Consitution Day website of the National Constitution Center. The following guides were created in support of Constitution Day events at Ithaca College:
- Wikileaks, Bradley Manning and the First Amendment (9/27/2012, Guest Speaker: Shayana Kadidal) see also: The Constitution: The First Amendment (Fall 2012)
- Citizens United: Corporate Speech, Political Ads and the Law Guide done in collaboration with Maura Stephens, Associate Director, Park Center for Independent Media (9/27/2011, Guest Speaker: John Nichols)
- Immigration: Constitutional Issues created for: Crossing the Boarder: Where does the Constitution Stand (9/27/2010, Panelists: Luis Argueta, Shaianne Osterreich, Mary Jo Dudley). The event included an excerpt form Luis Argueta's documentary, "abUSed: The Potsville Raid"
- Gay Marriage: Legal and Constitutional Issues created for: Approaching the Constitutional Threshold: Ending the Heterosexual Marriage Monopoly? (9/23/2009, Panelists: Mariette Geldenhuys, L. Richard Stumbar, and Sybil Conrad).
- Constitution Day 2008: Struggles for Racial Justice. (9/17/2008: Speakers: Martin Brownstein, Shelley Keeling, Beth Harris, and Bryna Fireside). This event honored the works of Professor Emeritus Harvey Fireside who taught in the Department of Poltics. It included with a screening of The Jena 6.
Other Legal Studies and Politics Guides:
- Banned and Censored Media
- Employment Law
- Government & Media
- Law
- Legal Environment of Business
- Politics
- Public Policy
- The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis, and Interpretation
2002 edition. S. DOC. 108-17. See the Government Printing Office's website for supplements (issued in even-numbered years). - FDsys (GPO's Federal Digital System)
The Government Printing Office's (GPO) Federal Digital System (FDsys) provides public access to government information submitted by Congress and Federal agencies. Search or browse for documents and publications. Use the Advance Search form to search by date or specific publication title (Congressional Record, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, Bills, Hearings, the United States Code, etc.). Fulltext primary source documents are available in both PDF (downloadable) and XML formats. - Oyez : U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia
User friendly website that contains biographies of Supreme Court justices, case decisions, and some audio transcripts of select cases.
Links to books and videos held by IC Library:
You can access high resolution images and transcripts of the Constitution and Bill of Rights through the National Archive's "Charters of Freedom" website.
- Britannica: Constitution of the United States ; Bill of Rights
- CQ Public Affairs Collection: Law & Justice: Constitutional Law, Civil Liberties, & Individual Rights. Contains Legislative Analysis, Case Summaries, And Primary Sources
- Encyclopedia. World News Digest: Constitution of the United States
- The Oxford Companion to United States History: The Constitution
- West's Encyclopedia of American Law: The Constitution
The Constitution: That Delicate Balance
From Annenberg Media, this is a streaming video series on the Constitution. Produced by Columbia University Seminars on Media and Society. 1984.
From Annenberg Media, this is a streaming video series on the Constitution. Produced by Columbia University Seminars on Media and Society. 1984.
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- Bill of Rights Institute
The Bill of Rights Institute provides resources for educating the public about founding documents - Center for Constitutional Rights
Organization founded in 1966 that is dedicated to protecting rights stated in the U.S. Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Humaning Rights. - First Amendment Center
Clearinghouse for information concerning the five freedoms (speech, press, assembly, petition and religion) guaranteed by the First Amendment to our Constitution - National Constitution Center
Museum in Philadelphia that educates the public about the Constitution through exhibits and events.
