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American Constitution Day

The United States ConstitutionIn 1952, Congress passed a law establishing September 17th as the Day to commemorate “the formation and signing, on September 17th, 1787, of the Constitution of the United States.” As amended in 2004, the law designates this Day as “Constitution Day and Citizenship Day” and added two new requirements in the commemoration of this Day. The first requires every federal agency to provide each employee with educational and training materials concerning the Constitution on September 17th. The second requires that each educational institution that receives Federal funds holds a student program every September 17th.
Each year The House of the United States in Balboa Park and Grossmont Community College arrange events for a special day remembering the U.S. Constitution that is the foundation of America’s legal system.

Grossmont College Constitution Day

For many years, the San Diego SAR Chapter Color Guard has participated in a noontime voter registration drive and manned the student government information booth along with a student from the Associated Students of Grossmont College. On the designated day, there is an outdoor celebration on the grand lawn with music and the distribution of free pocket Constitutions and an interactive workshop from in the student center led by an economics instructor. The workshop includes a quiz show game testing participants’ knowledge of the Constitution.

The Color Guard and other San Diego SAR Chapter members celebrate the Constitution with the House of the USA near the House of Pacific Relations in Balboa Park.  Celebrations are the Saturday closest to September 17th.

Other activities include: a Constitution wall in the patio for passersby to post thoughts, questions, artwork, and comments on what the Constitution means to them; screenings of the film, “American Independence, 1776,”; giveaways of a free pocket Constitution, courtesy of the Grossmont College Financial Aid Office and the Associated Students of Grossmont College; and a political science professor lectures on a subject related to Constitution Day.

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