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Citizens
Constitutions

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Citizens
Constitutions

Introduction

The Book

Experiments in Self-Government

Cat. 01

Georgia Charter of 1732

Cat. 02

Stamp Act of 1765

Cat. 03

Massachusetts Government Act of 1774

Cat. 04

Charles Thomson Description of the Great Seal of the United States, 1782

Cat. 05

Virginia Declaration of Rights of 1776

Cat. 06

Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776

Cat. 07

New York Constitution of 1777

Cat. 08

Resolve of the Massachusetts General Court of May 5, 1777

Cat. 09

Massachusetts Constitution of 1780

Cat. 10

Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, 1777

Cat. 11

Constitution of the United States of America, 1787

Cat. 12

An Antifederalist Critique of the Constitution: Pennsylvania, 1787

Cat. 13

A Federalist Defense of the Constitution: Massachusetts, 1788

Cat. 14

Bill of Rights as Proposed by the House of Representatives (17 Amendments), 1789

Cat. 15

Bill of Rights as Approved by Congress (12 Amendments), 1789

Cat. 16

Certified Manuscript Copy of the Twelfth Amendment as Approved by Congress, 1803

Cat. 17

Ohio Constitution of 1802

Cat. 18

Illinois Constitution of 1818

Cat. 19

Mississippi Constitution of 1832

Cat. 20

Choctaw Nation Constitution of 1838

Cat. 21

Rhode Island Constitution of 1842

Cat. 22

Debates of the Louisiana Constitutional Convention of 1845

Cat. 23

New York Constitution of 1846

Cat. 24

Wisconsin Constitution of 1846

Cat. 25

Debates of the California Convention of 1849

Cat. 26

Deseret Constitution of 1872

Cat. 27

Constitution of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society, 1787

Cat. 28

Missouri Constitution of 1820

Cat. 29

List of Delegates to the Maine State Constitutional Convention of 1819

Cat. 30

Constitution of the Republic of Texas, 1836

Cat. 31

Opinion of Chief Justice Roger Taney in the Case of Dred Scott, 1857

Cat. 32

Kansas Constitution of 1859

Cat. 33

Alabama Ordinance of Secession of 1861

Cat. 34

Constitution of the Confederate States of America, 1861

Cat. 35

Alabama Constitution of 1867

Cat. 36

Louisiana Constitution of 1868

Cat. 37

Florida Constitution of 1885

Reform and Renewal

Cat. 38

Washington Constitution of 1889

Cat. 39

Kansas State Prohibition Amendment of 1880

Cat. 40

Wyoming Constitution of 1889

Cat. 41

Arizona Constitution of 1910

Cat. 42

Bilingual New Mexico Constitution of 1910

Acknowledgments

Sponsors

Introduction

Experiments in Self-Government

Cat. 01

Georgia Charter of 1732

Cat. 02

Stamp Act of 1765

Cat. 03

Massachusetts Government Act of 1774

Cat. 04

Charles Thomson Description of the Great Seal of the United States, 1782

Cat. 05

Virginia Declaration of Rights of 1776

Cat. 06

Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776

Cat. 07

New York Constitution of 1777

Cat. 08

Resolve of the Massachusetts General Court of May 5, 1777

Cat. 09

Massachusetts Constitution of 1780

Cat. 10

Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, 1777

Cat. 11

Constitution of the United States of America, 1787

Cat. 12

An Antifederalist Critique of the Constitution: Pennsylvania, 1787

Cat. 13

A Federalist Defense of the Constitution: Massachusetts, 1788

Cat. 14

Bill of Rights as Proposed by the House of Representatives (17 Amendments), 1789

Cat. 15

Bill of Rights as Approved by Congress (12 Amendments), 1789

Cat. 16

Certified Manuscript Copy of the Twelfth Amendment as Approved by Congress, 1803

An Expanding Union: Carrying on the Revolution

Cat. 17

Ohio Constitution of 1802

Cat. 18

Illinois Constitution of 1818

Cat. 19

Mississippi Constitution of 1832

Cat. 20

Choctaw Nation Constitution of 1838

Cat. 21

Rhode Island Constitution of 1842

Cat. 22

Debates of the Louisiana Constitutional Convention of 1845

Cat. 23

New York Constitution of 1846

Cat. 24

Wisconsin Constitution of 1846

Cat. 25

Debates of the California Convention of 1849

Cat. 26

Deseret Constitution of 1872

Slavery and Freedom

Cat. 27

Constitution of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society, 1787

Cat. 28

Missouri Constitution of 1820

Cat. 29

List of Delegates to the Maine State Constitutional Convention of 1819

Cat. 30

Constitution of the Republic of Texas, 1836

Cat. 31

Opinion of Chief Justice Roger Taney in the Case of Dred Scott, 1857

Cat. 32

Kansas Constitution of 1859

Cat. 33

Alabama Ordinance of Secession of 1861

Cat. 34

Constitution of the Confederate States of America, 1861

Cat. 35

Alabama Constitution of 1867

Cat. 36

Louisiana Constitution of 1868

Cat. 37

Florida Constitution of 1885

Cat. 38

Washington Constitution of 1889

Cat. 39

Kansas State Prohibition Amendment of 1880

Cat. 40

Wyoming Constitution of 1889

Cat. 41

Arizona Constitution of 1910

Cat. 42

Bilingual New Mexico Constitution of 1910

Reform and Renewal

Acknowledgments

Sponsors

Pre-Civil War, Thirteen-Star Flag of the United States

Pre-Civil War, Thirteen-Star Flag of the United States, Label

Cat. 01

Georgia Charter of 1732

Cat. 02

Stamp Act of 1765

Cat. 03

Massachusetts Government Act of 1774

Cat. 04

Charles Thomson Description of the Great Seal of the United States, 1782

Cat. 05

Virginia Declaration of Rights of 1776

Cat. 06

Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776

Cat. 07

New York Constitution of 1777

Cat. 08

Resolve of the Massachusetts General Court of May 5, 1777

Cat. 09

Massachusetts Constitution of 1780

Cat. 10

Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, 1777

Cat. 11

Constitution of the United States of America, 1787 (left)

Cat. 11

Constitution of the United States of America, 1787

Cat. 11

Constitution of the United States of America, 1787 (right)

Cat. 12

An Antifederalist Critique of the Constitution: Pennsylvania, 1787

Cat. 13

A Federalist Defense of the Constitution: Massachusetts, 1788

Cat. 14

Bill of Rights as Proposed by the House of Representatives (17 Amendments), 1789

Cat. 15

Bill of Rights as Approved by Congress (12 Amendments), 1789

An Expanding Union: Carrying on the Revolution

An Expanding Union: Confronting New Challenges

Cat. 16

Certified Manuscript Copy of the Twelfth Amendment as Approved by Congress, 1803

Cat. 17

Ohio Constitution of 1802

Cat. 18

Illinois Constitution of 1818

Cat. 19

Mississippi Constitution of 1832

Cat. 20

Choctaw Nation Constitution of 1838

Cat. 21

Rhode Island Constitution of 1842

Cat. 22

Debates of the Louisiana Constitutional Convention of 1845

Cat. 23

New York Constitution of 1846

Cat. 24

Wisconsin Constitution of 1846

Cat. 25

Debates of the California Convention of 1849

Cat. 26

Deseret Constitution of 1872

Slavery and Freedom

Cat. 27

Constitution of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society, 1787

Cat. 28

Missouri Constitution of 1820

Cat. 30

Constitution of the Republic of Texas, 1836

Cat. 31

Opinion of Chief Justice Roger Taney in the Case of Dred Scott, 1857

Cat. 32

Kansas Constitution of 1859

Cat. 33

Alabama Ordinance of Secession of 1861

Cat. 34

Constitution of the Confederate States of America, 1861

Cat. 35

Alabama Constitution of 1867

Cat. 36

Louisiana Constitution of 1868

Cat. 37

Florida Constitution of 1885

Cat. 38

Washington Constitution of 1889

Cat. 39

Kansas State Prohibition Amendment of 1880

Cat. 40

Wyoming Constitution of 1889

Cat. 41

Arizona Constitution of 1910

Cat. 42

Bilingual New Mexico Constitution of 1910

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