Constitution Day is a federal holiday in the United States when people reflect on the U.S. Constitution and its creators. Officially called Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, it is also a time to reflect on what it means to be a U.S. citizen.
Our Constitution: The Bill of Rights (Grades 4–6) | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
The Constitution unites the American people and the 50 states. It describes the rights of citizens and establishes a federal government with three branches. As colonies we fought a war for Independence and then worked hard to write our Constitution.
A constitution is a set of fundamental rules that determine how a country or state is run. Almost all constitutions are “codified”, which simply means they are written down clearly in a specific document called “the constitution”.
The Constitution explains how the national (or federal) government will be set up and run. It generally explains the powers of the federal government, state governments, and to some degree, individual people.
A constitution is a set of rules that guides how a country, state, or other political organization works. The constitution may tell what the branches of the government are, what powers they have, and how they work. It may also state the rights of citizens.
Constitution Day celebrates the day that the United States Constitution was adopted by the Constitutional Convention in 1787. It can be considered the birthday of the United States government. The day also celebrates US citizenship and is often called Citizenship Day.
The U.S. Constitution comprises the primary law of the U.S. Federal Government. It describes the three chief branches of the Federal Government and their jurisdictions, and lays out the basic rights of citizens of the United States.
The National Archives is the permanent home of the United States Constitution. Learn more about what the document says, its meaning, and how it was created on our main Constitution page.