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Law Related Education: Constitution Board Game
Answer questions about the Constitution as you progress along a game board.
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University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina: Constitution 101 [Pdf]
Provides a good basic introduction to the Constitution. Explains the founding principles, checks and balances, the rationale for it, the accomplishments of the Constitutional Convention, the debate and ratification, the structure of the...
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Brigham Young University: Constitution: The Game
A game where the player must sort items into whether they belong in the body of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Amendments, the Articles, or not at all. There are two rounds to the game.
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Portland State University: Iroquois Confederacy and the Us Constitution
A unit of study that examines the impact Native Americans had on ideas about democracy and government, and how this influenced the writing of the US Constitution. Students will compare the Iroquois Confederacy's Great Law of Peace with...
US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Grades K 2
Here you can learn all about the U.S. Government! Find information on our nation, how our government works, your own neighborhood, and the main government symbols. Games and other activities are also included!
US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Constitution of the United States
Find background information on the Constitution of the United States of America, and learn the three basic principles upon which the Constitution was written. Additional content includes a look at the text of the Constitution, the events...
US National Archives
Nara: Charters of Freedom: Constitution of the United States
The complete text of the U.S. Constitution as adopted by the U.S. Congress on September 17, 1787, with information about changes made.
Bill of Rights Institute
Bill of Rights Institute: Gouverneur Morris
A lesson plan introducing or revisiting the role of Gouverneur Morris in the planning and writing of the United States Constitution.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Us History: The Constitution and New Nation
US History learning module on the post revolutionary period discussing the fundamentals of writing the Constitution and a new form of government.
US National Archives
Docsteach: The Constitution at Work
In this activity students will analyze documents that span the course of American history to determine their connection to the U.S. Constitution. Students will then make connections between the documents they have examined and the big...
Claremont Institute
Founding.com: The Constitution
The Constitution of the United States with its amendments is here.
Teaching American History
Teaching American History: "Out of Doors": Ratification Debate in Public Press
Find details of the Federalists and Antifederalists views of the proposed U.S. Constitution. Peruse the activists and legacies representing both sides of the debates.
Teaching American History
Teaching American History: From Bullets to Ballots Chapter 2
John Zvesper's second chapter in his book, From Bullets to Ballots: The Election of 1800 and the First Peaceful Transfer of Political Power discusses the Lessons in Constitution Making.
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Constitution
Inquiry based resource on the U.S. Constitution allows students to investigate the structure of the Constitution and form a critical, in-depth and informed perspective of the U.S. Government and its ability to serve as a just and...
Library of Congress
Loc: congress.gov: Constitution Annotated
The Constitution is a living document. This annotated Constitution offers analysis and interpretation based on Supreme Court case law. This regularly updated document is easily searchable according to article, amendment, cases, laws held...
US Senate
United States Senate: Constitution of the United States
The complete text of the Constitution can be read here. Each section is accompanied by an explanation of what it means in lay language.
US Senate
The u.s. Senate: The Senate and the United States Constitution
This site from the United States Senate provides information about the evolution of the Senate as the Constitution was being written by the Constitutional Congress.
National Constitution Center
National Constitution Center
Official website of The National Constitution Center.
Read Works
Read Works: Passages: The u.s. Constitution
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is the Constitution of the United States; a vocabulary worksheet is provided for the words "favor" and "right."
Teachnology
Teachnology: United States Constitution Teaching Theme
Enhance classroom teaching on the United States Constitution with the help of these resources including lesson plans, activities, interactive sites and more.
Center For Civic Education
Center for Civic Education: 9/11 and Constitution: American Identity, Diversity
A set of lessons that can be used to commemorate the anniversaries of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, and the signing of the Constitution on September 17, 1787. They help students to reflect on the...
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: A Nation Conceived in Liberty [Pdf]
In this instructional activity, 11th graders examine the events and political philosophy that laid the foundations of the American government, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. They also look at what role religion played in...
Library of Congress
Loc: The United States Constitution
See transcripts of the debates of the Federal Convention of 1787, the draft of the Constitution, or see the facsimiles of the original documents. Trace the progress of the Constitution using the historical documents themselves.
Library of Congress
Loc: Constitution
Collection of primary resources having to do with the constitution throughout American history.