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Three-fifths Compromise Teacher Resources
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Useful as a review assignment or as a quiz, these ten questions on the U.S. Constitution address its creation. Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Ben Franklin are the main topics of the questions, as well as The Three-Fifths Compromise.
High schoolers, while in the computer lab, explore, examine, study and analyze the impact of the Three Fifths Compromise on representation. They calculate representation in the House of Representatives and chart statistical data on a bar graph.
Fourth graders analyze the Constitution and the United States Government in this eight lessons unit. The foundational knowledge of many of the values and principles of American democracy are presented through activities that include writing and memorization.
Fourth graders discuss the services government provides and how it affects our everyday lives. They develop a Constitution for their class, depict the branches of government in artwork and write about how a bill becomes of law.
This unit is an introduction to the U.S. Constitution. First, 8th graders read the Articles of Confederation. They pretend to be a visitor to the convention and write a journal describing the compromises that "save the day." Next, they research how the concepts of representative democracy work within the framework of our government as outlined in the Constitution.
Eighth graders investigate the compromises that took place at the Constitutional Convention. In this U.S. government lesson, 8th graders "visit" the convention as they research and debate the issues that arose. Students journal about the activity.
Eighth graders study the U.S. Constitution and its major political concepts. In this Constitution lesson students complete several lessons and answer questions.
Sixth graders perform research about the following: The first framework of U.S. government, the Articles of Confederation, led to problems because the central government was not given enough power. Can a group of resourceful politicians find a way to please everyone and still plan an efficient government?
Students explore the United States Constitution. In this U.S. government and nonfiction guided reading lesson, students read sections of The Constitution of the United States of America, then answer comprehension questions orally. Students identify and use the glossary and table of contents. Students make text to world connections as they discuss the importance of rules.
Explore the era when James Madison was in charge, Federalists and Anti-Federalists battled it out, and slavery was still legal. Then, play this fun review version of the popular game, Who Wants to be a Millionaire. There are 15 questions included.