Friday, November 29–Sunday, December 1
Celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday at the National Constitution Center with a variety of special programs and activities. Explore the history of this national holiday and learn about the Wampanoag people who lived in what is now New England, as well as the historic meal they shared with European settlers in 1621 and the events leading up to the harvest feast that year.
Note: The National Constitution Center is closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28.
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Read over 150 primary source documents that inspired the Founders and defined modern thought about rights and liberties.
Most democratic nations on earth elect their presidents by direct popular vote, but that was never the American system and still is not. We use the Electoral College system to choose our president.
On Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, voters from around the country will complete the process of choosing electors who will pick the next president and vice president of the United States.
Most democratic nations on earth elect their presidents by direct popular vote, but that was never the American system and still is not.
Authors Jesse Wegman and Robert Hardaway examine the history and current debate over the Electoral College.
Watch videos featured in the National Constitution Center's Constitution 101 partnership with with Khan Academy.
In this video, Alexander Keyssar talks about why the founders created the Electoral College.
Derek Muller talks about why the founders did not choose a national popular vote to select the president.
Alexander Keyssar talks about what the Constitution says about voting.
Since the Founding, several amendments have changed how federal elections are conducted.
As part of the National Constitution Center’s Interactive Constitution project, Sanford Levinson from the University of Texas examines the Electoral College’s origins, its evolution, and reform measures related to it.
One of the most important, but least discussed, constitutional amendments made government more responsive by greatly shorting the time outgoing elected officials have a role in passing laws.
The Amendment allows American citizens residing in the District of Columbia to vote for presidential electors, who in turn vote in the Electoral College for President and Vice President.
How the election process is conducted and the Constitution’s role in setting the guidelines for elections have changed greatly over time.
Unlike other recent campaigns, the specter of a tied election is less likely to hang over the 2024 presidential election due to changes related to the 2020 decennial United States Census.
On Nov. 5, 2024, voters will head to the polls in person to select the next president and vice president of the United States, as well as members of the 119th Congress. How that process is conducted, and the Constitution’s role in setting the guidelines for elections, has changed greatly over time.
A conversation with authors Michael Gerhardt and Andrew Busch comparing these pivotal presidencies
Experience the Constitution through rare artifacts, historic documents, interactive galleries, and live programming.
The Center's newest gallery offers a fresh perspective on the history of the First Amendment and how it impacts us today.
Signers’ Hall invites you to sign the Constitution alongside 42 life-size, bronze statues of the Founding Fathers.