2023 UCF Constitution Day Activities
2022 UCF Constitution Day Activities
Constitution Day Fair -- September 16, 2022, 2-3:30 p.m. -- Cape Florida Ballroom, Student Union
- Watch a Constitution Day video featuring fellow knights
- Test your U.S. Constitution Knowledge
- Win prizes
- Learn about academic resources
- Pizza will be served
- Created Equal: Constitution USA with Peter SagalPBS, 2013, 55 minutes
"It took three-quarters of a century, and a bloody civil war, before the Fourteenth Amendment of 1868 made equality a constitutional right and gave the federal government the power to enforce it. The far-reaching changes created by that amendment established new notions of citizenship, equal protection, due process and personal liberty. Today, those notions are being used to fight for same-sex marriage, voting rights, affirmative action and immigration reform. In this episode, Peter Sagal learns how the far-reaching changes altered the relationship between the federal government and the states, and meets individuals who have challenged equality laws and affirmative action policies." 
American Founding Son: John Bingham and the invention of the Fourteenth Amendment by Call Number: UCF ONLINE General Collection -- KF4558 14th.M34 2013"John Bingham was the architect of the rebirth of the United States following the Civil War. A leading antislavery lawyer and congressman from Ohio, Bingham wrote the most important part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which guarantees fundamental rights and equality to all Americans. He was also at the center of two of the greatest trials in history, giving the closing argument in the military prosecution of John Wilkes Booth's co-conspirators for the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and in the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson."
2020 UCF Constitution Day Activities
This year, Constitution Day will focus on the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution: Women's Right to Vote. Due to COVID-19, it will be a virtual event that will include three short videos (~15 minutes) that professors might assign as on-demand options that might work best for 2020.
2019 UCF Constitution Day Activities
This year marked the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. It was a vital catalyst in expanding
LGBTQ+ activism nationwide and abroad. Join in UCF’s discussion about how this watershed event
played a significant role in changing the perception of equal rights and protection of civil rights.
The League of Women Voters will be on hand to discuss voting rights.
Date: September 17, 2019
Time: Noon - 1:15 p.m.
Location: Key West Ballroom, Student Union
RSVP at https://undergrad.ucf.edu/constitutionday
Lunch will be provided
Presented by the Division of Teaching & Learning and the Lou Frey Institute
- UCF’s Constitution Day celebration reflects on the Stonewall Riots and civil rightsNSM Today (Nicholson Student Media), September 19, 2019
2018 UCF Constitution Day Activities
UCF is celebrating Constitution Day by commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Fourteenth Amendment. Ratified in 1868, it addresses issues such as the rights of citizens, equal protection under the law, and due process.
Dr. Terry Fine, Department of Political Science and Dr. Wayne Bowen, College of Undergraduate Studies will discuss the importance of the Fourteenth Amendment and engaging in the political process.
Date: September 17, 2018
Time: 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Cape Florida, Room 316 ABCD
Lunch will be served after the event.
Register for the event at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ucf-constitution-day-celebration-of-the-14th-amendment-tickets-49334209950
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