What do this wheelchair 🦽, fedora 🎩, and voting booth 🗳️ all have in common?
They’re historical artifacts you can see in #GoverningTheNation, a new exhibit opening on Friday, May 15!
⚙️ Governing the Nation explores how power is divided among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, how each branch is empowered to check the others, and how authority is shared between the national government and the states.
🎟️ Get your tickets now. 🔗 Link in bio.
Dart Wheelchair: National Constitution Center Collection, Gift of Yoshiko Dart
Fedora & voting booth: National Constitution Center Collection
Available today: Take a fresh look at America’s founding documents with this new book from the National Constitution Center. “The Promise of America: Reflections on Our Enduring Ideals” brings together leading constitutional scholars to explore the principles that continue to shape American democracy.
Mark America’s 250th anniversary with this one-of-a-kind keepsake volume.
Order your copy today. Link in bio.
Get ready for an epic celebration! 🇺🇸💥🛎️
We're thrilled to be back at the @constitutionctr in Philadelphia on July 3-5 for our annual Independence Day bash. Join the @6th_pa_regt and our friends as we bring history to life with demonstrations of 18th-century trades and soldier life. More details to come!
Today is #TeacherAppreciationDay! Today we honor and recognize all the amazing teachers and educators who are a part of our #NCCed network! Thank you #Teachers! We’re so grateful for all you do to inspire students to learn and make constitutional education engaging and relevant.
📅 May is #JewishAmericanHeritageMonth and #AAPIHeritageMonth.
🎟️ Visit the museum to explore the impact and legacy of historical figures like Fred Korematsu, Justices Louis Brandeis and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and suffragists Mabel Ping Hua Lee and Ernestine Hara Kettler.
📲 Follow us on social media for digital resources honoring Jewish American and Asian American stories.
Plan your visit. Link in bio.
Yuval Levin, a senior fellow at AEI, says Congress has become "the most dysfunctional" branch of our government.
"Congress is sitting on the sidelines watching it happen and functioning as a kind of commentariat rather than as the chief actor in the system."
Check out the interview on PBS, YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts.
The framers of the Constitution intended for the House of Representatives to regularly expand as the population grew, but that has not happened for over 100 years.
“It's just a way to restore the logic of the system,” said Yuval Levin of AEI, who supports expanding the House by 150 members. “Growing the House is not a silver bullet, but it's part of a larger effort to help Congress help itself.”
Check out the interview on PBS, YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts.
Introducing #CivicParentingPodcast, a brand-new 10-part series!
Julie Silverbrook, Lindsey Cormack, and Sarah Vacchiano introduce civic parenting as a longstanding tradition rooted in the nation’s founding and share personal stories and lived examples of where civic education really begins.
Hint, hint: It starts at home.
🎧 Episode 1 is now live! Start listening today on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app, and follow along for all 10 episodes as the series unfolds.
#CivicDuty #Parenting #Democracy #Constitution #FutureGenerations #Shorts #Reels #history #historyreels #usconstitution #america #unitedstates #americanhistory
Celebrate #InternationalDanceDay by learning some moves fit for honoring America’s 250th. Did you know dancing was one of George Washington’s hobbies? 🕺💃
Learn about Washington through his biography in our #InteractiveDeclaration. 📜🔗 Link in bio.
#OurStoryContinues
Last night, Sarah Isgur, editor @scotus_blog , joined Julie Silverbrook at the NCC to discuss her new book, “Last Branch Standing: A Potentially Surprising, Occasionally Witty Journey Inside Today's Supreme Court.” Isgur offered an engaging look at the Supreme Court and explored the human sides of the nine #SCOTUS Justices along with the judicial branch's current relationship with the legislative and executive. Guests also enjoyed a book signing with her after.
Watch the full program on our YouTube channel. Link in bio.
The National Constitution Center’s new exhibit on America’s Founding is a must-see when you visit Philadelphia this year! It includes some original printings of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and tells the story of our road to revolution, the Declaration of Independence, and the development of self-government after the end of the Revolutionary War! Amazing!
Don’t you dare miss it friends! 🇺🇸❤️🙏🙌
#thomasjefferson #declaration #declarationofindependence #1776 #usa #usa🇺🇸 #Declaration #thomasspillsthetea #stories #250years #Semiquincentennial #history #jefferson #nationalconstitutioncenter
This #VolunteerAppreciationWeek, we're honoring the individuals who give their time to the National Constitution Center. Thank you for your dedication to our institution and our mission.
