Educational Links

Educational Links

How Our Laws Are Made (Text version): A detailed description of the legislative process.How Our Laws Are Made (Text version)

Enactment of a Law: How laws are enacted once they have been passed.

Historical Documents

The Declaration of Independence: The full text of the Declaration of Independence.
Early Congressional Documents: A list of Early Congressional Documents from the Constitutional Convention and the Continental Congress.
The Federalist Papers: A list of titles of the 85 Federalist Papers.
U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875: A century of lawmaking for a new nation.
Historical Information: From the Office of the Clerk of the House.
Historical Documents: From the Library of Congress.

The U.S. Constitution

The Constitution of the United States: The full text of the U.S. Constitution.
Bill of Rights: The full text of the Bill of Rights.
Other Amendments to the Constitution: The full text amendments 11 through 27 to the Constitution that have been ratified.