The Constitution: A Best-Seller

The Hill reports:

Demand for copies of the U.S. Constitution is skyrocketing.

The increased interest comes amid the rise of the Tea Party movement and as both parties cite the Constitution to advance their agendas.

The pocket edition of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence ranked 10th on the Government Printing Office’s (GPO) best-seller list in March.

Since September 2009, the GPO has sold more than 8,700 copies of the pocket Constitution to the public, according to GPO spokesman Gary Somerset. That is a higher sell rate than in recent years.

A couple of our colleagues have written relevant works:

• Charles R. Kesler, "The Constitution, At Last"
• Andrew E. Busch, The Constitution on the Campaign Trail.

And here are some online resources on the Constitution:

• Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention
• The Founders' Constitution
• ConSource
• Interactive Constitution (National Constitution Center)