Christy B Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 I am a total MLA/Chicago NERD and yet I can not find, anywhere, a definitive answer: How, exactly, does one cite -- both in-text and in bibliography -- the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation? We have a nice hard-copy book that has both documents, in full, so I assume we can safely use that for the bibliography. But what about in-text? Something like (Articles of Confederation, Article III) or (United States Constitution, Article IV, Section II) ?? Thanks for any information -- and if you could point me to a resource that explains the hows and whys of this I sure would appreciate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Maybe there is no definitive answer! See here - The new wording in section 5.7.14 also seems to suggest that Works Cited entries could be included for familiar historical documents like the U.S. Constitution or the Declaration of Independence. However, no examples are provided for these. here from here Best wishes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie Q Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Cornell has an online text on legal citations that discusses that here. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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