On September 17, 1787 delegates to the Constitutional Convention met for the last  time to sign the document that they had crafted and present it to the American public.   View a facsimile of the Constitution of the United States   - Articles of Confederation   - the Bill of Rights    - Interactive Manuscript version

The Constitution of the United States of America : analysis and interpretation : analysis of cases decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 28, 2012 (Creekside)

• Constitution - manuscript and full text
• Preamble and Articles - with explanation
• Bill of Rights - manuscript and full text

National Constitution Center  - “disseminates information about the United States Constitution on a non-partisan basis"

Creation, the Constitutional Convention, and the Federalist Papers Framers along with Signers (NPS) 

• The Charters of Freedom (NARA)
• To Form a More Perfect Union: the Work of the Continental Congress (LC)
• Thomas Jefferson: Establishing a Federal Republic (LC)

Special Cases

• African American Experience: a Quest for Full Citizenship (LC)
• Votes for Women Suffrage (LC)
• A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the US Constitution (Smithsonian)