On September 17, 1787, the final draft of the United States Constitution was signed by 39 delegates. The document was then sent to the states for ratification, and went into effect on June 21, 1788, when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the Constitution.
As part of its commemoration of Constitution Day, the ULM University Library has set up a special display in the first floor lobby.
Facsimile of the first page of the Constitution,
on display at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
Exercise Your Freedom: Read the Constitution!
- View facsimiles of the Constitution, read a transcript, or download a printer-friendly version from the National Archives.
- Download the full text of the United States Constitution, Bill of Rights, and amendments courtesy of the American Bar Association.
Special Constitution Day Resources From the Federal Government
- Law Library of Congress, "United States Constitution: Texts, Commentaries, Historical Texts and Judicial Decisions"
- Library of Congress, Constitution Day Resources
- National Archives, Observing Constitution Day: Teaching with Documents
- National Endowment for the Humanities, Constitution Day
- U.S. Courts, Every Day is Constitution Day at the Federal Courts
- The United States Mint, Constitution Day
- United States Senate, Constitution Day
- White House Kids, History: The Constitution of the United States