Civic Calendars

Now Available: 2023-2024 Civic Calendar

The National Constitution Center’s 2023-2024 Civic Calendar is available now! This year’s calendar explores the Civil Rights Movement.

Each month features beautifully designed informational graphics highlighting key events and people from the movement, like Martin Luther King Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Ella Baker, Rosa Parks, John Lewis, and others. We’ll cover significant legislation and landmark Supreme Court decisions, all leading up to the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in July. 

In addition to historic birthdays, anniversaries, and constitutional trivia, the calendar also includes the latest information on the Center’s 2023-2024 programs to help you plan your full year of constitutional learning.  

Sign up now to receive your FREE copy of the National Constitution Center’s 2023-2024 Academic Civic Calendar in the mail.

Favorite Resources For Teaching Article V

The Founding generation knew they could not hold a monopoly on constitutional wisdom and set out a formal amendment process to allow later generations to revise our nation’s charter. They wrote this process into Article V of the Constitution.

Discover the ways the American people have used this amendment process to transform the Constitution, with Center videos, blog posts, primary texts, live online programs, and more.

Primary Source: Speech in Support of Amendments (1789)

In a speech before the U.S. House of Representatives, James Madison explained his support for a Bill of Rights. Madison understood the political value of reaching out to the Anti-Federalists from the very beginning of the new government. To that end, he was aware that a Bill of Rights would give comfort to many Anti-Federalists and help bring them into the fold of the new constitutional system. 

Looking for more primary sources? Explore the Founders' Library for texts that have shaped the American constitutional tradition.

Video: 27 Amendments

Take a walk through Article V and the amendment process. Discover why the Founding generation included a formal process for amending the Constitution, how this process works, and why the founders made it so difficult to amend the Constitution.

Searching for civic education materials? Explore Constitution 101, a 15-unit asynchronous curriculum that provides students with a basic understanding of the Constitution’s text, history, structure, and caselaw.

Blog Post: How a College Term Paper Led to a Constitutional Amendment

It’s been over 30 years since the last amendment to the Constitution was added—the 27th Amendment, which limits when changes to congressional compensation can take effect. Discover the remarkable story of how a class assignment impacted constitutional history.

Need a quick activity to start class? Check out Constitution Daily for easy-to-read blog posts about the Constitution.

Civic Stories: What's Your 28th Amendment?

Friday, September 29 | Noon ET

Great for younger learners!



Who's ready to amend the Constitution? Join us for a quick overview of the 27 Amendments before sharing your ideas for the 28th Amendment.

Ready for a field trip? Live from the Museum and Civic Stories bring fun and enriching content to your classroom—no bus required.

Video: The Proposed Amendments

Great for educators and advanced learners!

The Constitution Drafting Project brings together three teams of leading constitutional scholars—team libertarian, team progressive, and team conservative—to draft and present their ideal constitutions.

As a continuation of the Drafting Project, the National Constitution Center reconvened the conservative, progressive, and libertarian teams for a virtual constitutional convention to draft and propose a series of amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The result was five new amendments adopted by representatives from all three teams.

Browse our classroom resource library for worksheets, briefing documents, videos, podcasts, slide decks, and more.

Professional Learning For Educators

Principles of the American Revolution and the U.S. Constitution

Wednesday, October 18 | 6:30 - 8 p.m. ET

In this session, participants will examine the form of government established by the Constitution and its key ideas. This includes a study of natural rights, the rule of law, and popular sovereignty. We will look at primary sources from the founding era to examine how they set the foundation for American democracy.

Thank you for being part of our community of educators. If you have any questions we’d love to hear from you. Please email the education team at [email protected].

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