Curated OER
The Importance of Inauguration Day
As Inauguration Day approaches, prepare your learners by researching the protocol of years past.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: Article Vi: Oath of Office
Read the words in the U.S. Constitution, Article VI, concerning the oath of office. Link to a Supreme Court case which tested the interpretation of this article, McCullock v. Maryland, to view the decisions of the Justices.
Scholastic
Scholastic History Mystery: Presidents 3: The Presidential Oath of Office
Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery subject, the...
US National Archives
Nara: The Clinton Inaugurations
This National Archive and Records Administration site details the day Clinton and Gore were sworn into office. Includes pictures and captions; however, some pictures have been removed from the site.
US National Archives
Docsteach: The Constitution in Action: Articles V,vi,vii (Lab Team 6)
For this activity young scholars will analyze Senator Lyndon B. Johnson's Oath of Office and identify how the document demonstrates content contained within Article V,VI, or VII of the Constitution in action.
Fact Monster
Fact Monster: Inaugural Factfile
Gain insight into the history behind January 20th becoming Inauguration Day for the United States.
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Fact Monster: Inauguration Trivia
Uncover all types of U.S. Presidential Inauguration trivia at this site.
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Fact Monster: Inaugural Oratory
Which President had the best Inaugural speech? Who had the longest speech? Find out here.
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Fact Monster: Inaugural Addresses of u.s. Presidents
From George Washington to George W. Bush, find the Inaugural Addresses of all U.S. Presidents in this complete file.