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National Constitution Center

National Constitution Center: Thirteenth Amendment [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source document, informational text and questions for discussion included for students studying issues surrounding the abolition of slavery and the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.
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US National Archives

Nara: Charters of Freedom: End of Slavery in the United States: 13th Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibit of primary source documents related to the 13th Amendment after the Civil War and the end to slavery.
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Website
US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Ways to Amend the Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
Ben's Guide is a fun way to present US laws to school aged children. This site presents a thorough investigation into ways to amend the Constitution. Links to related sites are available.
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Handout
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Our Constitution: Second Amendment (1791)

For Students 9th - 10th
Text and summary of the 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Site includes a timeline as well as a link to a second timeline that has hyperlinks to additional information.
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Handout
National Constitution Center

National Constitution Center: Amendment X: Rights Reserved for States or People

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides text to the Tenth Amendment with further interpretation about rights reserved for the states or the people.
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Law School: Articles and Amendments

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource gives a table of the Articles and Amendments of the United States Constitution.
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Primary
US National Archives

Our Documents: 13th Amendment to the u.s. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at an image of the constitutional amendment that put an end to slavery in the United States. Interactive image is accompanied by an overview of the amendment's inception and adoption, as well as document transcript.
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: How the u.s. Constitution Has Changed and Expanded Since 1787

For Students 9th - 10th
Through amendments and legal rulings, the Constitution has transformed in some critical ways. The U.S. Constitution, written in 1787 and ratified by nine of the original 13 states a year later, is the world's longest-surviving written...
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University of Chicago

The Founders' Constitution: Amendment V: Barron v. Baltimore

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides the opinion of the Supreme Court written by Chief Justice Marshall in the case of Barron v. Mayor of Baltimore.
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Handout
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Twelfth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source text of the 12th Amendment accompanied by an explanation of the history and meaning. Links to resources for further study of this Constitutional Amendment.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Us Government for Kids: Constitution Amendments

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the amendments in the United States Constitution. Seventeen not included in the Bill of Rights of the twenty-seven total.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Provisions for Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Outline of the history and processes required for changing or amending the Constitution.
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Handout
State Library of North Carolina

N Cpedia: Constitution, State

For Students 4th - 8th
North Carolinians have lived under three state constitutions - the Constitution of 1776, the Constitution of 1868, and the Constitution of 1971. In general, each constitution expanded the rights and privileges of the citizenry as well as...
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Handout
Other

Georgia Constitution Web Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you will find the text used in the state of Georgia Constitution.
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Primary
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Eighteenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
The 18th amendment regarding the prohibition of intoxicating liquors, as it is worded in the U.S. Constitution. Annotations about the validity, enforcement, and repeal of the amendment are provided, as well as footnotes.
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Article
University of Groningen

American History: Presidents: James Madison: Proposed Amendments to Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of James Madison's "Proposed Amendments to the Constitution," June 8, 1789. Madison states his reasons for the amendments in view of the anti-federalist feelings in many of the colonies. The proposal explains in Madison's own words...