Crowley County Combined Library

Describes how the Constitution came to be written and ratified. Also includes the full text of the document produced by the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

Suggestions to Colorado public schools for a celebration in honor of the U.S.S. Constitution, intended to raise money for the restoration of Old Ironsides. Contains a very brief description of the ship and its 1812 battle with the British frigate Guerriere. Includes a letter to the governor of Colorado from the United Daughters of 1812 requesting the collection of funds and a supportive letter to the Superintendent of Public Instruction from Governor...

Did you know the U.S. Constitution doesn't include the word democracy? Or that it took 10 long months to ratify? How about how much the clerk who handwrote the original copy of the Constitution was paid? (It was $30, by the way.) Find out all the extreme history behind one of our nation's most important documents. Did you know earlier colonists had to eat shoe leather to survive? Or that George Washington didn't really want to be president? Learn...

Describes the origins, applications of, and challenges to the ten amendments to the United States Constitution that comprise the Bill of Rights.

Tells the story behind the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution. Each spread provides information about the context, wording, and lasting effects of the document paired with interesting sidebars, questions to consider, and historical images.

Describes the need for unification in a growing country and discusses the problems and decisions of the men who drafted the Constitution of the United States.

Some issues include abstracts of votes cast at the elections.