The Essential Constitution
The Heritage Foundation
The Essential
Constitution
Helping Americans appreciate the Constitution and defend its meaning and purpose
DownloadWe the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. Download the eBook here.
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The Essential Constitution
The Federalist Papers—Online
Learn more!Library of Congress
The Heritage Guide to the Constitution
Learn more!A brief and accurate explanation of each clause of the Constitution as envisioned by the Framers and as applied in contemporary law.
First Principles Essays
Learn more!Center for American Studies at The Heritage Foundation
Primary Sources
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The Great Debate
Learn more!The Great Debate: Interpreting Our Written Constitution | The Federalist Society | November 1, 1986
Originalism
Learn more!Originalism: A Quarter-Century of Debate | Regnery Publishing | August 21, 2007 | Edited by: Steven G. Calabresi
The National Constitution Center
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