Tag: Constitution
Constitution 225: Celebrating our founding document
The Constitution turns 225 on September 17, and the National Archives is ready to celebrate our founding document! Don’t miss your chance to see the “fifth page” of the Constitution, on display for the first time. It will be in the Rotunda for public viewing only from September 14 to 17. From now until September [...]
Posted by Hilary on September 3, 2012, under - Constitution.
Tags: Constitution, Constitution 225, constitution day, public programs
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Constitution 225: Blueprint for the Electoral College
Today’s post was written by National Archives volunteer Paul Richter. It is part of a series tracing the development of the Constitution in honor of the 225th anniversary of this document on September 17, 2012. By the end of August, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention were tired. They had been convening and debating for [...]
Posted by Hilary on August 31, 2012, under - Constitution.
Tags: committee of detail, Constitution, Constitution 225, constitutional convention, David Brearly, elections, Electoral College, New Jersey
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Constitution 225: No crown for you!
Today’s post was written by National Archives volunteer Paul Richter. It is part of a series tracing the development of the Constitution in honor of the 225th anniversary of this document on September 17, 2012. Have you ever dreamed of being addressed as King or Queen or Prince or Princess or Viscount or Duchess or [...]
Posted by Hilary on August 30, 2012, under Uncategorized.
Tags: Constitution, Constitution 225, constitutional convention, crown jewels, Hungarian Royal Holy Crown Jewels
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Constitution 225: The Committee of Detail
Today’s post was written by National Archives volunteer Paul Richter. It is part of a series tracing the development of the Constitution. Don’t miss our special programs, events, and social media outreach this September in honor of the 225th anniversary of the Constitution. By July 23, 1787, the Constitutional Convention had been meeting for [...]
Posted by Hilary on August 28, 2012, under - Constitution.
Tags: committee of detail, Consitutional Convention, Constitution, Constitution 225
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Constitution 225: The President
Today’s post was written by National Archives volunteer Paul Richter. It is part of a series tracing the development of the Constitution in honor of the 225th anniversary of this document on September 17, 2012. The President of the United States is one of the most famous positions in the world. But the first [...]
Posted by Hilary on August 21, 2012, under - Constitution, - Presidents, Facial Hair Fridays, Uncategorized.
Tags: Constitution, constitution225, constitutional convention, Electoral College, george washington, POTUS, President
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