ConSource
Oxford, United Kingdom
About
ConSource is a non-governmental organisation based in Oxford, United Kingdom working on education, heritage, democracy & civil society.
ConSource, also known as the Constitutional Sources Project, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organisation that provides free online resources for civics education and historical research on the U.S. Constitution. It runs a digital library of source documents on the creation, ratification and amendment of the Constitution, a Constitutional Index, lesson plans, videos, courses and the Virtual Supreme Court Competition for high school students. Its audiences include students, teachers, scholars, legal professionals, journalists and the general public. The organisation was formed in 2013 by a network of civics organisations as the Civics Renewal Network. Since October 2020 it has been part of the Quill Project at Pembroke College, University of Oxford, which is based in the United Kingdom, while its resources are aimed mainly at the American public.
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Virtual Supreme Court Competition
Education · United States
A two-stage competition for high school students, involving an appellate brief and oral argument before judges, with a championship round at the National Constitution Center.
Constitution course
Education
A three-and-a-half hour course on the text, structure and history of the U.S. Constitution, also offered as a day-long workshop on request.
Constitutional Index
Heritage
An index that breaks down the U.S. Constitution by section, amendment, clause and theme, linking to related library resources.
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Annenberg Public Policy Center, Quill Project, Pembroke College, Harlan Institute, American Bar Association, Annenberg Learner, Bill of Rights Institute, Center for Civic Education, Center on Congress at Indiana University, Constitutional Rights Foundation, Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago, Dirksen Congressional Center, Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, George Washington's Mount Vernon, Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, iCivics, James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Constitution Center, National History Day, EDSITEment Project, Newseum, Rock the Vote, Share My Lesson, Street Law, U.S. Courts, What So Proudly We Hail
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