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Mōʻaukala Pilikanaka - Nā Moku ʻĀina Hui Pūʻia: U.S. Constitution

U.S. Constitution Primary Sources

The Constitution of the United States | American Battlefield Trust  Constitution of the United States - National Archives Catalog

U.S. Constitution Secondary Sources

 

The Constitution & Amendments - the original text of each clause of the Constitution with an accompanying explanation of its meaning and how that meaning changed over time.

 

Constitution Annotated

Constitution Annotated - legal analysis and interpretation of the United States Constitution, based primarily on Supreme Court case law.

 

The National Constitution Center Logo

National Constitution Center - the text, history, and meaning of the U.S. Constitution from leading scholars of diverse legal and philosophical perspectives.

The Amendments Primary Sources

The Amendments Secondary Sources

 

Bill of Rights Institute  Bill of Rights (1791) - The Amendments and interpretation

Influencers of Political Thought

Log in to Encyclopedia Britannica for biographies on these influencers.

1.3johnlocke_1.jpg  John Locke

  An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding

  Two Treatises of Government

  Available @ Midkiff - 320 LOC 2010

 

Baron de Montesquieu  Baron de Montesquieu 

  The Spirit of Laws

  Available @ Midkiff - 320 MON 2002

 

Thomas Paine, the American Crisis, and Greenwich Village - Village  Preservation  Thomas Paine

  Common SenseThe Rights of ManThe American Crisis

  Available @ Midkiff - 320.97 PAI 2003

 

Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Wikipedia  Jean-Jacques Rousseau

  The Social Contract

  Available @ Midkiff - 320.1 ROU 2008

 

Portrait of Thomas Hobbes, John Michael Wright, 17th Century. | The Core  Curriculum  Thomas Hobbes

  Leviathan

  Available @ Midkiff - 321.101 Mac

Ebook Resources

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Constitution Resources Available @ Midkiff

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