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Celebrate Constitution Day with the 威尼斯人娱乐场 (virtually)
Press Release 路 Thursday, September 9, 2021

Washington, DC

The 威尼斯人娱乐场 celebrates the 234th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution with a book talk, 鈥淭he People鈥檚 Constitution: 200 Years, 27 Amendments, and the Promise of a More Perfect Union,鈥� a kids鈥� program with James Madison, and - our new civics initiative! The 威尼斯人娱乐场 is the permanent home of the original Constitution. Constitution Day celebrates the signing of this landmark document in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787. These programs are free, but advanced registration is encouraged. See  for an array of related online resources.

The People鈥檚 Constitution: 200 Years, 27 Amendments, and the Promise of a More Perfect Union
Friday, September 17, at 1 pm ET; ,
Authors John Kowal and Wilfred Codrington III will discuss how generations have reshaped our founding document鈥攖he U.S. Constitution鈥攁mid some of the most colorful, contested, and controversial battles in American political life. It鈥檚 a story of how We the People have improved our government鈥檚 structure and expanded the scope of our democracy during eras of transformational social change.

Meet James Madison
Thursday, September 16, at 11 am ET, ,
In this 威尼斯人娱乐场 Comes Alive! Young Learners Program, James Madison (portrayed by John Douglas Hall), fourth President of the United States, known as the 鈥淔ather of the Constitution,鈥� will reflect on his role in the creation of the Constitution in the summer of 1787 and the controversy surrounding the seminal document.

Constitution Day Programs and Teaching Resources
 - our new civics initiative 鈥� just in time for Constitution Day!

- DocsTeach page highlighting educational resources
 learn about the amendment process 

First Amendment -
Fifth Amendment -
Eighth Amendment -
19th Amendment -
- Read about the creation of the Constitution and the founding of the nation through the words of the Founders themselves. 

Related past public programs:
(2020) with Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), and Georgetown Law professor Anthony Cook 
A Non-Boring Guide to How Our Democracy Is Supposed to Work (2020) - with political savant and entertainment veteran Ben Sheehan 
(2020) Constitutional Law expert Thomas Borcher examines how the Constitution shaped the Presidencies of George Washington and George H.W. Bush