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handle is hein.crs/crsuntaakfc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Order Code 98-68 C Updated August 19, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Constitution of the United States, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence: A Guide to Obtaining Copies Maureen Bearden Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Summary The texts of the Constitution of the United States and the Declaration of Independence are widely available. They can be found in the United States Government Manual, encyclopedias, almanacs, and many reference books - works readily available in many school, public, and research libraries, and on the Internet. This report identifies how to locate these documents in various formats from sources such as the U.S. Government Printing Office, the National Archives and Records Administration, the Historical Documents Company, the Library of Congress National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, and the Law Library of Congress. It lists Internet addresses where applicable. This report will be updated yearly. Introduction Copies of the Constitution of the United States and the Declaration of Independence are available from many sources, including the Internet. This report provides information on selected sources, both governmental and private, and is not intended to be all- inclusive. Except where the item is a facsimile of the original document or where otherwise specified, texts of the Constitution listed in this report include its amendments, the first 10 of which constitute the Bill of Rights. Vince Briggeman provided research assistance for this report. Texts Available on the Internet Library of Congress. The full texts of many historical American documents, such as the Constitution of the United States, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence, are now available on the Internet at many sites. The Library of Congress's THOMAS website provides links to these three documents and to other American historical documents at [http://thomas.loc.gov/home/histdoxmainpg.html. Congressional Research Service **** The Library of Congress

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