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Core Documents of Our Democracy
This collection provides American citizens with direct online access to the basic Federal Government documents that define our democratic society. These titles contain information about the democratic process that are critical to informed citizens. They support the public's right to know about the essential activities of their Government.
Last updated: April 22, 2015
Cornerstone Documents
- Articles of Confederation
- The Bill of Rights
- A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates,
1774–1873 - The Constitution of the United States of America
- The Constitution of the United States of America, Analysis and Interpretation
- The Declaration of Independence
- Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774–1789
- Emancipation Proclamation
- The Federalist Papers
- The Gettysburg Address
Congressional
Presidential
- Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress
- Budget of the United States Government
- Codification of Presidential Proclamations Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders,
April 13, 1945 through January 20,1989 - George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741–1799
- "I Do Solemnly Swear . . . ": Presidential Inaugurations
- Thomas Jefferson Papers at the Library of Congress, 1606-1827
- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
Judicial
Regulatory
Demographic
Economic
Miscellaneous
- Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
- United States Government Manual
- Our Documents: 100 Milestone Documents of American History