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- 6th - 12th
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Students consider the main concepts of the Preamble of the United States Constitution They research different issues explored in the Constitution which have both historic and modern connections. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students take and defend positions on what conditions contribute to the establishment and maintenance of a constitutional government. They debate whether or not the government should have prosecuted Nixon over the Watergate scandal. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students study Independence Day, the Constitution, etc. In groups, they write a set of rules for a given place. They design their own class Constitution and vote on the individual rules, requiring a 2/3 vote to put them into effect. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students research the social and historical context of the writing of the Constitution along with several features of the finished document. They use their research to create a textbook on the writing of the Constitution with text and illustration. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students, in groups, examine the Constitution and primary source documents that are associated with it. They complete worksheets that are aimed at analyzing the Constitution. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students practice their reading comprehension skills by reading about the United States Constitution. They answer questions related to the reading to test for comprehension. Full Review »
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- 8th
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This unit is an introduction to the U.S. Constitution. First, students 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. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students identify roles of Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution in establishing new country, create posters with their ideas about each part of Constitution, and explain three branches of government, including their basic structure and how they are chosen. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students discuss the need to have a constitution. In groups, they watch a video about constitutions and identify amendments they would place in a class constitution. They complete a worksheet and compare their ideas with other groups to determine what is going to go into their document. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students compare and contrast the United States and Croatia's Constitution. In groups, they argue the point for or against a country's constitution being able to take a citizen's life. They analzye how each constitution outlines each country's core values. Full Review »
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