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Government Documents Librarian
Rita Wilson
Contact:
UTSA Libraries -- Main Campus
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, Texas 78249
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, Texas 78249
210-458-7572
Mission of the UTSA Libraries Government Documents Unit
The mission of the Government Documents Unit is to serve the government information needs of the UTSA community, citizens of the 20th U.S. Congressional District, and the general public by collecting and organizing government information and providing free public access, instruction, and quality reference assistance in the use of these materials. UTSA Libraries is an official Federal Depository for government information.
Government Documents Research Guides at UTSA Libraries
Constitution Day Background
"The members of the Constitutional Convention signed the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Constitutional Convention convened in response to dissatisfaction with the Articles of Confederation and the need for a strong centralized government. After four months of secret debate and many compromises, the proposed Constitution was submitted to the states for approval. Although the vote was close in some states, the Constitution was eventually ratified and the new Federal government came into existence in 1789. The Constitution established the U.S. government as it exists today."
-- United States Constitution: Primary Documents in American History - Library of Congress
Constitution Day 2019
Constitution Day was observed on Tuesday, September 17, 2019.
Information on the Constitution
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National Constitution CenterExplore the Interactive Constitution at the National Constitution Center In Philadelphia, the only institution in America established by Congress to “disseminate information about the United States Constitution on a non-partisan basis in order to increase the awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.”
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Charters of FreedomFrom the National Archives. The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, & the Bill of Rights among other documents.
Books on the Constitution at the Library
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The Constitution: An Introduction by Call Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2015A grand tour of provisions, principles, and interpretation, introducing readers to the characters and controversies that have shaped the Constitution in the 200-plus years since its creation. -
The 9/11 Terror Cases : Constitutional Challenges in the War Against Al Qaeda by Call Number: KF221.P6 R897 2015Publication Date: 2015 -
The Fourth Amendment in Flux: The Roberts Court, Crime Control, and Digital Privacy by Call Number: KF9630 .G59 2016Publication Date: 2016Balancing freedom against security in the context of the challenges of the twenty-first century. -
America's Unwritten Constitution: The Precedents and Principles We Live By by Call Number: KF4541 .A875 2012Publication Date: 2012Legal scholar Akhil Reed Amar presents an exploration of the various factors that we consider in the course of interpreting the Constitution, but which are not actually enumerated in the written document. -
Living with Guns: A Liberal's Case for the Second Amendment by Call Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2012He re-examines why the right to bear arms was enshrined in the Bill of Rights, and how it came to be misunderstood. -
American Epic : Reading the U.S. Constitution by Call Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2013Epps takes us through a complete reading of the Constitution--even the "boring" parts--to achieve an appreciation of its power and a holistic understanding of what it says. -
Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 1604265892Publication Date: 2012The law of search and seizure-in the physical as well as the online world. -
Privacy at Risk: The New Government Surveillance and the Fourth Amendment by Call Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2015Applying the Fourth Amendment's prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures, argues that courts should prod legislatures into enacting more meaningful protection against government overreaching. -
Lincoln and the Politics of Slavery: the other Thirteenth Amendment and the struggle to save the union by Call Number: Online (also in print E457.2 .C935 2016)Publication Date: 2016
