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- 8th - 11th
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Students investigate and debate the special interests delegates brought to the convention to create the US Constitution, and the compromises they made in order to form it. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students read and discuss the description of the powers assigned to the Executive Branch in the US Constitution. They consider the Electoral College, presidential military responsibilities and impeachment. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students analyze the basic components and concepts of the United States Constitution and then create a "Class Constitution" to be used to maintain discipline and order throughout the school year. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students design colorful posters to "get out and vote" after studying the three amendments to the US Constitution that extend voting rights. They analyze the importance of voting to a healthy democracy. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students study our framework for government and examine the actual document ans see its direct impact on their lives. Groups act as a branch of government and role play the powers granted to them in Articles I, II, or III of the Constitution. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the Constitution for references to the relationship between state and federal governments. They examine Supreme Court cases for examples of the division of government between state and federal powers. 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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- 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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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify and consider US Constitutional origins in American Indian culture. They discuss and consider what it means to them to attribute the origins of the US Constitution to American Indian oral tradition. They compare the present day US symbol of the eagle to the Iroquois use of the eagle symbol. Full Review »
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- 1st - 2nd
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Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concepts surrounding the signing of the US Constitution. They conduct research using a variety of resources. Students focus upon the contributions of people like Washington, Madison, and Hamilton. Full Review »
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