The Constitutional Sources Project Information

The mission of The Constitutional Sources Project (ConSource) is to increase understanding, facilitate research, and encourage discussion of the U.S. Constitution by connecting individuals — including students, teachers, lawyers and judges — with the documentary history of its creation, ratification, and amendment. Consource is revolutionizing the way people interact with history by democratizing access to source materials of the U.S. Constitution so that any citizen can research and learn from the document’s rich intellectual history. The countless documents of the Framers and later Amenders of the Constitution are housed in many places. Yet many of these documents are virtually inaccessible to most of us. As a result, far too many Americans lack an understanding of the ideas that influenced the Framers, many of which still lie at the root of current conversations and debates concerning our government and our laws. To address this lack of access, ConSource.org is building the preeminent online resource for constitutional research and education. Continually expanding in scope, it provides free public access to what is fast becoming the world’s most comprehensive online library of source documents related to the U.S. Constitution. But ConSource is not stopping there. The ConSource library includes a vibrant and growing cross-reference database that connects modern legal and political issues to our nation’s history.