Constitution Resources
The Original Constitution (Robert Natelson)
Easy to read reference book explaining what the Framers meant by each provision in the Constitution
Constitutional Law, 5th ed. (2015) (Erwin Chemerinsky)
Authoritative treatise summarizing constitutional jurisprudence and Supreme Court case law
Miracle at Philadelphia (Catherine Drinker Bowen)
Classic popular history of the Constitutional Convention. Easy to read and very memorable.
The Making of America
Download the Seminar Guide (National Center for Constitutional Studies)
For Young Audiences
Our Constitution Rocks! (Juliette Turner)
Makes our founding document relevant to kids today (Grades 7-10)
Websites
Heritage Guide to the Constitution
A brief and accurate explanation of each clause of the Constitution as envisioned by the Framers and as applied in contemporary law
The Founders Constitution
Primary source material explaining the ideas behind each clause of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights
Constituting America
Readings (e.g., “Progressivism and Its Theory of Constitutionalism” by Matthew Spalding)