1. when citing the declaration of independence or the constitutional itself, do not cites in the ''work cited'' list. The first time you reference the work, include the institution author(US) date(1776) in your parenthical reference. EX : ''....in the declaration of independence(US 1776).'' EX: ''... in the constitution of the united states, Article II(sec1, cl.3) EX:''... in the constitution(art.2, sec. 1, cl.3)