One of the exceptional features of the United States is surely that, by congressional requirement, every university in the country that accepts any federal funds is obligated to celebrate (or at least commemorate) Constitution Day. Many universities indeed schedule events on Sept. 17, the anniversary of the decision by all by three of the delegates assembled in Philadelphia to sign the document resulting from the almost four months of meetings (and contention) and to send it on to Congress with a request that it in turn send it on to the states for ratification. Perhaps needless to say, most of the activities can be described as celebrations. READ MORE HERE: http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/9/17/thoughts-on-constitutionday.html
miercuri, 18 septembrie 2013
Thoughts on Constitution Day
One of the exceptional features of the United States is surely that, by congressional requirement, every university in the country that accepts any federal funds is obligated to celebrate (or at least commemorate) Constitution Day. Many universities indeed schedule events on Sept. 17, the anniversary of the decision by all by three of the delegates assembled in Philadelphia to sign the document resulting from the almost four months of meetings (and contention) and to send it on to Congress with a request that it in turn send it on to the states for ratification. Perhaps needless to say, most of the activities can be described as celebrations. READ MORE HERE: http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/9/17/thoughts-on-constitutionday.html
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