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How to Cite the Constitution in MLA

If you refer to the United States Constitution in the process of writing a term paper or essay, you should include the Constitution in the reference list at the end of your paper. As with other specific government documents, there is a special way to cite the U.S. Constitution using the Modern Language Association (MLA) format.

Instructions

- 1
  List the title of the document, followed by a comma. For example:
  
  U.S. Constitution,
- 2
  List the article or amendment number, followed by a comma. Use uppercase Roman numerals for numbers. For example:
  
  art. IV,
- 3
  List the section you are referring to, followed by a period. For example:
  
  sec. 4.
- 4
  Arrange the elements of your citation so that they appear in the following order:
  
  U.S. Constitution, art. IV, sec. 4.
- 5
  Alphabetize your reference list entry by the title, because there is no listed author. For example, your entry for the U.S. Constitution would be listed after an entry for a source written by Melanie Thomas and before an entry for a source written by John Veers.

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