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The Drafters

U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, The Founding Fathers: A Brief Overview http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/charters_of_freedom/constitution/founding_fathers_overview.html

The Federalist Papers  http://memory.loc.gov/const/fed/fedpapers.html

Library of Congress, United States Constitution (readable, searchable text)

http://memory.loc.gov/const/const.html

An Image of The Original, Showing Article III

NARA, An Image of the Third Page of the Original Constitution (including Article III), http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/charters_of_freedom/images/us_constitution_pg_3of4_preview.jpg

Article III Highlighted
 

Federal Judiciary Act (1789)

U.S. Supreme Court Web Site

President George W. Bush, "Remarks on the Michigan Affirmative Action Case,"January 15, 2003 ("the University of Michigan's admission policies . . . are unconstitutional"), regarding the U.S. Government's amicus curiae brief filed with the Court

Republic of Kazakhstan Constitution -- excerpts, emphasizing independence of the judiciary

Constitution of the People's Republic of China

Amendments 13, 14 and 15; Titles 18 and 42 Statutes

Analysis, Issues and Questions . . . Enforcing Amendments 13, 14, 15