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Virginia's Constitutions: 1776 to the present

Virginia's Constitutions: 1776 to the present

Library of Virginia Exhibitions Coordinator Barbara Batson will speak about the "Virginia's Constitution" exhibition on display at the Tysons-Pimmit Library.

Date:
Monday, November 18, 2024
Time:
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:
Tysons-Pimmit Meeting Room 1, Tysons-Pimmit Meeting Room 2
Library Branch:
Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library
Categories:
Civics History/Culture
Audience:
  General Interest  
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State constitutions are one of the most essential parts of the social contract. They articulate a way of life and embody fundamentally important ideas about the relationships between people and their government. State constitutions provide additional protections and rights not named in the federal constitution, and can be amended more often than the federal one. Thomas Jefferson believed that state constitutions should be revised at regular intervals.

The Library of Virginia created Virginia’s Constitutions, a traveling exhibition, to celebrate the current state constitution, amended in 1971 from its 1776 inception.

The Tysons-Pimmit Library is pleased to offer this exhibition on display from 11/4/24 through 12/14/24.

 

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