History Databases With Constitutional Information
- CQ ResearcherCQ Researcher contains original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news.
- HeinOnlineAn ever-expanding database that specializes in offering original PDF copies of full-runs of legal collections. It includes: most major legal periodicals, federal and state statutes, court decisions, attorney general reports and opinions, federal legislative history materials, treaties, foreign & international law material, and numerous specialized legal collections. The text of collections are fully searchable and there are tools to browse or find items by citation.
- History Reference CenterDesigned for secondary schools, public libraries, junior/community colleges and undergraduate research, this database features full text for thousands of primary source documents and informational texts.
- JSTOR: Scholarly Journal ArchiveArts and humanities database on language and literature, music, film studies, folklore, performing arts, religion, and the study of art and architecture.
Using QUICKSearch
Use QUICKSearch to find articles, books and other secondary sources to give an overview of your topic. Enter United States Constitution in the search box.
Reference Materials
Before you start searching the catalog, databases or online resources, then you may want to consult these books to give you some background on your topic.
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution by Call Number: 342.73 EN19ISBN: 0028648803Publication Date: 2000-06-19
The Complete Bill of Rights by Call Number: 342.73 C738C 2015ISBN: 9780199324200Publication Date: 2015-07-28
The Supreme Court in Conference (1940-1985) by Call Number: 347.7326 D561SISBN: 0195126327Publication Date: 2001-07-12
The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States by Call Number: 347.7326 OX2H 2005ISBN: 0195176618Publication Date: 2005-05-19
Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendments by Call Number: 342.7303 G914C 2016ISBN: 9781682171769Publication Date: 2017-03-30
The Constitution of the United States of America by Call Number: 342.73 C766KISBN: 9780160723797Publication Date: 2005-10-04
Online Resources and Primary Sources
- American Memory ProjectSearch for Statutes at Large, American State Papers, and U.S. Serial Set; Journals of Congress; and Debates of Congress including the Annals of Congress, the Register of Debates, the Congressional Globe, the Congressional Record, and a lot more.
- The Avalon Project: The American Constitution - A Documentary RecordHosted at Yale Law School. Comprehensive source of primary and secondary legal research resources; includes: Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Notes on the debates in the Federal Convention, Federalist Papers, and the Ratification Resolutions of the States
- Constitution of the United States: Analysis and Interpretation (GovInfoProvides analysis and interpretation of the U.S. Constitution with in-text annotations of cases decided by the Supreme Court of the United States. Provides access to editions and supplements from 1992 forward. Analysis by Congressional Research Service (CRS) at the Library of Congress.
- First Amendment EncyclopediaA searchable website hosted by Middle Tennessee State University with more than thousands of essays and articles about court decisions and doctrines; people, law and events; and general issues and organizations significant in the First Amendment's history in the United States.
- The Founders' ConstitutionHailed as "the Oxford English Dictionary of American constitutional history," the print edition of The Founders' Constitution has proved since its publication in 1986 to be an invaluable aid to all those seeking a deeper understanding of one of our nation's most important legal documents. This Web Edition is a joint venture of the University of Chicago Press and the Liberty Fund.
- The United States ConstitutionDigitized primary documents hosted by Library of Congress' Primary Documents in American History
- The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution [American Memory Project]The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution is a five-volume collection compiled by Jonathan Elliot in the mid-nineteenth century. The volumes remain the best source for materials about the national government's transitional period between the closing of the Constitutional Convention in September 1787 and the opening of the First Federal Congress in March 1789. This resource is also available in print at the UNM School of Law Library.
- The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787 [American Memory Project]Published in 1911, documentary records of the Constitutional Convention into 4 volumes--three of which are included in this online collection.
