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Primary
US National Archives

Nara: Charters of Freedom: The Constitution: Amendments 11 27

For Students 9th - 10th
Check here to read the three amendments passed during the Progressive Era, the 16th, 17th, & 18th amendments. From the National Archives and Records Administration.
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Primary
Claremont Institute

Founding.com: The Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
The Constitution of the United States with its amendments is here.
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Website
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Eighth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains the text of the Eighth Amendment and legal annotations.
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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Comparing Constitutions: Florida vs. the u.s.

For Students 7th
The US Constitution and the Constitution of Florida are compared in this tutorial and how each incorporates the system of federalism. A PDF file of the tutorial is available.
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PPT
University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina: Constitution 101 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
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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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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Activity
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Fourth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and fully annotated phrasing of the amendment.
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Handout
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Fourth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information on the reference to Rochin v California, that is found in the annotations page to the 4th Amendment. Specifically, focusing on the section covering "Property subject to seizure".
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Activity
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: Article V: Scope of the Amending Power

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides Article V of the United States Constitution, along with background information about its content.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Us Constitution Bill of Rights

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students explore Amendments 1-10 and discuss the impact of events that led to the ratification of the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. Complete credit page of websites used to create...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs News Hour: Constitutional Amendments and Gay Marriage

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this lesson, students examine and debate the issue of same sex marriage by studying background information, news articles, legal arguments and the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. They then draft an amendment of their own to...
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Activity
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: Annotation 3: Eighth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This particular page of annotations on the Eighth Amendment discusses the background and intended meaning of the phrase "cruel and unsual punishment".
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Article
Other

Why the Fifth Amendment? By Howard Fast

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, written by Howard Fast in 1954, attacks the government and Senator Joseph McCarthy for leading away from the rights protected by the amendment.
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Unit Plan
The Dirksen Congressional Center

Congress for Kids: Amendments

For Students 3rd - 5th
Read a brief synopsis of the Amendments to the Constitution and then complete the matching activity by clicking on the link at the bottom. Includes other links in the section titled "play more" at the bottom of the second page.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1754 1800: The Bill of Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
The first ten amendments to the US Constitution guarantee citizens' essential freedoms and rights.
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Lesson Plan
The Dirksen Congressional Center

Congress Link: Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The Dirksen Congressional Center provides abundant lesson plans on all aspects of the US Congress and the US Constitution. All lessons contain time frames, objectives, and links to material, and are built around Bloom's taxonomy.
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: The First Amendment

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity students will analyze documents that span the course of American history to determine their connection to the different phrases found within the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
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Primary
Lectric Law Library

The 'Lectric Law Library: Sixth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
The "Lectric Law Library's definition and explanation of the amendment, including the "impartial jury" phrase.
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Activity
Other

Us Courts: Fourth Amendment Activities

For Students 9th - 10th
Activities for the classroom on the 4th Amendment in which students apply landmark Supreme Court cases to contemporary scenarios related to search and seizure issues at school, in the car, and the home. With lesson plan and links to...
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Website
Other

First Amendment Center

For Students 9th - 10th
This First Amendment site, partly news and partly background, contains information related to all the aspects of the freedoms outlined in the First Amendment.
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Activity
US National Archives

Nara: Presidential Election Laws: Presidential Election Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this site from the National Archives and Records Administration on the US Constitution and the United States Code for laws and provisions regarding presidential elections.
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Primary
Other

Justia: Us Supreme Court: Furman v. Georgia, 408 u.s. 238 (1972)

For Students 9th - 10th
Court documents of a case challenging the death penalty as constituting "cruel and unusual punishment" and violating the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Includes link to audio file of oral argument.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Reconstruction Amendments

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this interactive lesson, students will understand and explain the key provisions of the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, commonly referred to as the Reconstruction Amendments.
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Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: Anatomy of the Constitution

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson gives an article-by-article overview of the structure and function of the U.S. Constitution. Students learn about the duties and powers of the three branches, the amendment process, and the role of the Constitution as the...

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