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United States: legal resources: Constitutions

Finding the text of American constitutions

Holders of an Oxford SSO can use any of the links below

Sources of the text of the US Constitution available to all with access to the internet

Print Sources

The  US Constitution is published for convenience in Vol. 1 of United States Code and in the “Constitution” volumes of United States Code Annotated.

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Finding the text of US state constitutions on the free web

Each state has its own constitution normally published (for convenience) in one of the volumes of the state code of laws. They can usually be found on one of the official websites of the state government.   

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