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UHD celebrates the birthday of our government. Monday, September 18 is Constitution Day, commemorating the signing of the US Constitution in 1787.

 

Monday, Sept. 18
3rd Floor
(ticket booth area)
11am-1pm
Come meet John and Abigail Adams and Ben Franklin!
 
Stop by the ticket booth area on the 3rd floor to meet John and Abigail Adams and Ben Franklin to learn more about our Constitution.
Monday, Sept. 18
Room A-300
5:30pm

Why is the Constitution Important Today?
 
The Department of Social Sciences in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences will host a roundtable presentation on September 18, 2006.

Discussants will include Barbara Belbot (Criminal Justice), Michael James (Political Science), Gene Preuss (History), and Jason Caro (Political Science). The event will be moderated by Anita Chadha (Political Science).

The event will be held in room A-300 (the Buffalo Bayou Room) and will begin at 5:30pm . Light refreshment will be served. A sign-in sheet will be present for students who choose to attend.
     
CONSTITUTION RESOURCES
Begin your exploration of the Constitution with an interactive website.
     
Explore the Constitution and other documents that reflect our diversity, unity, past and future and our commitment as a nation.
     
View an annotated timeline leading up to the framing of the Constitution and beyond to modern times. Witness major historical events and learn how the Constitution was used to support opposing sides of the same issue.
     
Meet the signers of the Constitution and find out what happened to them afterward.
     
Find your Constitution I.Q. then challenge friends and family.
     
View and download scanned copies of the Constitution.
     
The Anti-Federalist Papers
University of Groningen, The Netherlands

The Anti-Federalist Papers

ThisNation.com
Read some of the startlingly prophetic predictions written by those of the Constitutional Convention who opposed the US Constitution.
     

 

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