UToledo Student Government to Recognize Constitution Day on Tuesday

UToledo Student Government to Recognize Constitution Day on Tuesday

Constitution Day is an annual observation that commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787.

The University of Toledo Student Government will observe Constitution Day on Tuesday, Sept. 17, by passing out up to 130 pocket-sized copies of the U.S. Constitution between noon and 1:30 p.m. in Thompson Student Union.

The copies are provided by the Office of Government Relations.

"The U.S. Constitution continues to impact our everyday life, and it is important for students to know what rights they are guaranteed," said Ashley Westgate, a political science junior and vice president of Student Government. "We will be distributing pocket-sized copies of the document as a nonpartisan and educational opportunity for students to learn about the Constitution and about Constitution Day."

Beginning with the well-known phrase, "We The People," the U.S. Constitution affirms that the federal government exists to serve its citizens and establishes the executive, legislative and judicial branches as a means of separating and balancing power.

To date the U.S. Constitution has been amended 27 times, most recently in 1992, with the first ten amendments constituting the Bill of Rights.

The Institute of American Constitutional Thought and Leadership will also observe Constitution Day with its first Constitution Day Address on Thursday, Sept. 26. The institute will make it an annual event moving forward.

Dr. Vincent Phillip Muñoz, the founding director of the Center for Citizenship & Constitutional Government at the University of Notre Dame, where he is also a professor of law and the Tocqueville Professor of Political Science, will present the free, public lecture titled "Freedom From or For Religion?" from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in the McQuade Law Auditorium. Lunch will be provided.

For more information about the Constitution Day Address, go to the institute website.