Our Constitution – Annenberg Classroom

This book by Donald Ritchie takes an in-depth look at the Constitution, annotated with detailed explanations of its terms and contents. Included are texts of primary source materials, sidebar material on each article and amendment, profiles of Supreme Court cases, and timelines.

Introduction Chapter 1 – Why Was the Constitution Necessary?Chapter 2 – What Kind of Government Did the Constitution Create?Chapter 3 – What Rights Does the Constitution Protect?Chapter 4 – How Has the Constitution Expanded over Time?Chapter 5 – How is the Constitution Interpreted?Preamble Article I Article II Article III Article IV Article V Article VI Article VII First Amendment (1791)Second Amendment (1791)Third & Fourth Amendments (1791)Fifth Amendment (1791)Sixth Amendment (1791)Seventh & Eighth Amendments (1791)Ninth & Tenth Amendments (1791)Eleventh Amendment (1795)Twelfth Amendment (1804)Thirteenth Amendment (1865)Fourteenth Amendment (1868)Fifteenth Amendment (1870)Sixteenth Amendment (1913)Seventeenth Amendment (1913)Nineteenth Amendment (1920)Twentieth Amendment (1933)Twenty-second Amendment (1951)Twenty-third Amendment (1961)Twenty-fourth Amendment (1964)Twenty-fifth Amendment (1965)Twenty-sixth Amendment (1971)Twenty-seventh Amendment (1992)Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Websites Museums and Historic Sites Related to the Constitution Further Reading Eighteenth & Twenty-first Amendments (1919 & 1933)Glossary