- Constitution Facts Quiz
- How much do you know about the Constitution? Test your knowledge with this interactive quiz from the American Bar Association.
Constitution, Banned Books and First Amendment Rights
Preamble to the Constitution:
- "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people to peaceably assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
Each September we celebrate Constitution Day and Banned Books Week, reflecting on the many freedoms guaranteed us by the constitution. Libraries are strong advocates of the principle of the freedom to read, supporting the concept that a vital democratic society depends on unfettered access to ideas.
Suggested catalog searches
Banned Books Week
In the video Puppet Book Banners, Herb points out the errors of Chad, Rustle, and Mooch, the Crash Pad puppets, as they misinterpret the meaning of Banned Books Week by trying to throw some books with objectionable content out of the library. Produced by the American Library Association.
Banned or Challenged Books
- American Library Association
- Includes the frequently challenged books of the 21st century.
- Banned Books
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Includes a list of banned books that are available at the PCC Library.
- Banned Books Week
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The American Library Association says that books featured during this week have all had attempts for banning or some kind of restriction.
- Frequently Challenged Books
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Includes a visual chart displaying the number of challenges by the reason for challenge.
Constitution Day
- America's Historical Documents
- Includes the Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, The Bill of Rights and more.
- Avalon Project: The American Constitution
- From the Yale Law School, this project provides a documentary record of the American Constitution from the Magna Carta (1215) to the 21st Century.
- Constitution Day - Debate it, Discuss it, Understand it
- From the American Bar Association, this website has interactive features and conversation starters.
- Government Printing Office
- The Constitution of the United States is available in text and PDF formats.
- The Library of Congress: United States Constitution
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This site features debates, compromises and other events that occurred in the process of getting the Constitution approved.
- National Constitution Center: Centuries of Citizenship
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Includes a rich-media interactive version of the constitutional time line.
- National Constitution Center: Interactive Constitution
- Search the constitution by keywords, phrases, topics or court cases.
- United States Senate: Constitution
- Explore various articles, charters, federalist papers, amendments, the works of the Continental Congress, and the convention that finally authored the Constitution of the United States.