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Home: U.S. LEGAL RESOURCES GUIDE

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Constitution
Statutes
Administrative Rules and Regulations
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U.S. Supreme Court

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U.S. Legal Resources Guide

Primary Sources

Constitution

A constitution describes the standards of conduct for the government and its citizens. The Constitution of the United States is the foundation of our political system. It binds together all branches of government and divides responsibility among the different branches and between the federal and state governments. Cite as: U.S. Const. art. I, § 9, cl. 2

Constitution of the United States of America
D. H. Hill Reference KF4527 .C66 1987 (Reference - 1st Floor, East Wing)
The complete text of the U. S. Constitution is printed along with annotations to U.S. Supreme Court decisions and other commentary.

United States Code Annotated
D. H. Hill Reference KF62.5 .W45 (Reference - 1st Floor, East Wing)
This source provides annotations to court decisions and other materials which provide commentary on the constitution. Recent annotations are found in the pocket part.

LexisNexis Federal & State Codes
NCSU's Information System; restricted use via remote access.
Go to this LexisNexis Academic link and there change the "Select Sources" dropdown choice to "USCS - Constitution of the United States."

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