United States Constitution
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United States Constitution - Analysis & Interpretation
This online version of U.S. Supreme Court cases is arranged by article and amendment in both plain-text and PDF (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader). From the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress.

Charters of Freedom (National Archives)
Contains transcriptions and digitized images of the founding documents of the American Republic including the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Magna Carta of 1215. The Founding Fathers Page provides brief biographies of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention.

Findlaw Constitutional Law Center
Educational resource site dedicated to the United States Constitution and the U.S. Supreme Court. Features an easy-to-read guide that leads visitors through historical documents, biographies, and Supreme Court decisions. Users can browse through the Federalist Papers, read the Constitution, or research the lives of the Founding Fathers or past and present Supreme Court Justices.

Constitutions - OAS
Database of the constitutions of the member states of the Organization of American States (OAS) - North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Supported by Georgetown University.

Liberty Library of Constitutional Classics
A full-text collection of classic books and other works on constitutional government. Beginning with the Code of Hammurabi, the works include those of ancient Greek authors, among them Plato, Aristotle, and Plutarch; Machiavelli's The Prince; The Mayflower Compact ; and selected works by Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Benjamin Franklin, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Thomas Paine, and others. Also available are the debates during the Constitutional Conventions, a documentary history of the development of the United States, and more. Documents are available in various formats.

Foreign Governments - Constitutions, Laws & Treaties
Links to the major resources on the Internet. Maintained by the University of Michigan.

International Constitutional Law
Information on, and full-text of, constitutions around the world. With updates and a list of countries without ICL information.

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Last update: 12/08