Constitution Day calls for celebration and education

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Constitution Day, or Citizenship Day, is a national holiday to celebrate the founding document of the United States and the thirty-nine founding fathers that signed it at the Constitutional Convention. The idea for a holiday of this nature first came about during Harry S Truman's presidency and the day was known as "I am an American Day."

The day gained popularity and was made an official national holiday in 2004 thanks to Senator Robert Byrd and the US Department of Education. Constitution Day is meant to be a day of celebration and a day to promote education of American students on the Constitution.

We spoke with USC students and faculty to gauge opinion around the need for constitutional education and to test how much people really know about the founding document of the United States.