POL 222: American Government: Constitution and Federalism Resources

Searchable online transcription of the Constitution as it was inscribed by Jacob Shallus on parchment (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum.) The spelling and punctuation reflect the original. Use this link for further information on the Constitution of the United States: https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution

Searchable online transcription of the Bill of Rights, representing the first ten amendments to the United States constitution. Use this link for further information on the Bill of Rights: https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/bill-of-rights

Transcripts of the text of all constitutional amendments subsequent to the Bill of Rights

Summary of the process by which the United States Constitution can be amended

Findlaw.com provides brief summaries of each amendment and the rights they confer

The entirety of the U.S. Constitution presented with annotations to each amendment and individual clauses

Article making an argument for the shared understanding of speech and press freedoms among the framers of the constitution which is no longer found

Scholarly article providing a historical look at the second amendment

Article discussing the history of the fourth amendment. THIS ARTICLE IS ACCESSED VIA JSTOR AND REQUIRES YOU TO LOG IN USING YOUR LAKELAND EMAIL ADDRESS (INCLUDING @LAKELAND.EDU) AND PASSWORD

Short article providing a summary and links to resources bearing upon multiple facets of the fifth amendment

Resources for some of the rights protected under the fifth amendment

Summary and resources relating to the ninth amendment

The National Constitution Center is a museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania devoted to constitutional scholarship. This page of their site provides information and resources on Federalism and its applications within the constitution

The library of congress provides the full text of the Federalist Papers, a collection of essays by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay laying out arguments in favor of a federalist constitution

A series of resources to help develop an understanding of federalism from the National Archives

Information relating to arguments for and against COVID-19 mandates on the basis of federalism

Scholarly resource providing insight into the creation of American federalism

White paper providing perspectives on state and federal relations via federalism; many of the arguments advanced are still viable today

Article exploring national expansion and its impacts on federalism

Article exploring arguments for devolution of federalism

Literature review article relating to five schools of thought on the study of federalism. THIS ARTICLE IS ACCESSED VIA JSTOR AND REQUIRES YOU TO LOG IN USING YOUR LAKELAND EMAIL ADDRESS (INCLUDING @LAKELAND.EDU) AND PASSWORD