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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Constitutional Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 9th
Have your class learn through exploration. They use their texts and go on a US Constitutional scavenger hunt. Included are 45 questions they must hunt to find answers to. This plan uses the text as the main resource, why not give clues...
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Activity
University of Missouri

Exploring Constitutional Conflicts: War and Treaty Powers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
War and treaty powers are given to both the President and Congress. How have these powers in the Constitution been interpreted? Here's an easy-to-understand guide along with examples of various cases, Articles I and II, and questions at...
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Unit Plan
National Constitution Center

National Constitution Center: Interactive Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a wonderful way to explore the US Constitution. The actual text of the Constitution comes first, then an excellent explanation of the text follows. In addition, most of the Amendments have essays by scholars on opposing sides of...
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Website
US Senate

The u.s. Senate: The Senate and the United States Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Primary
Other

Page by Page: Constitution of the u.s. Article One

For Students 9th - 10th
Article One of the Constitution of the United States of America presented by Page by Page Books.com
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Activity
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: Piracies, Felonies, and Offenses Against the Law

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource explains Clause 10 of Article I of the U.S. Constitution beginning with the origins of "Piracies, Felonies, and Offenses Against the Law of Nations." Further historical background as considered by the Constitutional...
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Primary
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Article I

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete text of Article I, sections 1-10, of the U.S. Constitution, establishing the Legislative Branch of the Federal government.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: u.s. Constitution and Organization of the National Government

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the structure of the U.S. Constitution and the thoughts of the framers behind the formation of each branch.
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: The Constitution in Action: Article I (Lab Team 1)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity students will analyze the Oaths of Senators for the Impeachment Trial of William Jefferson Clinton and identify how the document demonstrates content contained within Article I, sections 1-7 of the Constitution in action.
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: The Constitution in Action: Article I (Lab Team 2)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity students will analyze the Declaration of Intention for Albert Einstein and identify how the document demonstrates content contained within Article I, sections 8-10 of the Constitution in action.
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Primary
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: Article I: Congressional Qualifications

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides text of Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution. Section 2 of the article deals specifically with the qualifications needed to be a representative of the U.S. Congress. This site provides text as its worded in the...