See also Constitution, US and President

Democracy in Brief - gives a concise account of the intellectual origins, history,

and basic values of democratic systems of government.  The book examines topics such as rights and responsibilities of citizens, free and fair elections, the rule of law, the role of a written constitution, separation of powers, a free media, the role of parties and interest groups, military-civilian relations, and democratic culture.  (Department of State)

Primary Documents in American History: The American Revolution and The New Nation, 1763-1815 - images and descriptions of George Washington's Commission as Commander in Chief (1775), Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776), Articles of Confederation (1777), Treaty of Alliance with France (1778), Northwest Ordinance (1787), Washington's First Inaugural Address (1789), Judiciary Act of 1789 (1789), Jay's Treaty (1794), Alien and Sedition Acts (1798), Louisiana Purchase (1803), and more.

View Core documents of U.S. democracy

- from the Goverment Printing Office which include the following along with documents and publications for Congressional,Presidential, Judiciary, Regulatory, Democratic, Economic, and more subjects

• Articles of Confederation
• The Bill of Rights
• A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873
• The Constitution of the United States of America
• The Constitution of the United States of America, Analysis and Interpretation
• The Declaration of Independence
• Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789
• Emancipation Proclamation
• The Federalist Papers
• The Gettysburg Address

• Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy - Avalon Project at Yale Law School -- not only US stuff (has Code of Hammurabi and Communist Manifesto for example), includes the The Federalist Papers - searchable or click on number; state charters, etc.

100 Milestone Documents - highlight key events in U.S. history (1776-1965), each document includes an image, description and transcript. (NARA)

Facsimilies

Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States

Audio files

Americana Phonic - audio texts from early America:

• Federalist Paper
• Declartion of Independence
• Constitution
• Aritcles of Confederation
• Gettysburg Address

U.S. Historical Documents - also links to Martin Luther King Jr. - I Have a Dream, Lincoln at Cooper Union, Amendments to the Constitution of the U.S.

• Aritcles of Confederation
• Constitution
• Declartion of Independence
• Gettysburg Address