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The Constitution Lives! How it Protects Your Rights Today

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Young scholars brainstorm their rights as Americans. For this The Constitution Lives! lesson, students discern the difference between rights and rules by completing a worksheet. Young scholars consider the differences between types of...
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The Constitution

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders watch as their teacher presents information on the Constitution, government and laws through a PowerPoint presentation. In groups, they discuss the importance of government and laws and identify the main ideas in the...
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Constitution Word Search

For Students 6th - 8th
In this government worksheet, students find the words that are related to the Constitution. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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The Constitutional Convention: Four Founding Fathers You May Never Have Met

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read biographies of their assigned Founding Father. They present an oral argument that their assignee deserves to be better known by making connections between regional politics and postions defined by character.
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Popular Sovereignty and the Lecompton Constitution

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the purpose of the Lecompton Constitution.  In this United States History lesson plan, students read several articles then complete several activities to reinforce their reading, such as a cause and effect worksheet,...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: The Constitutional Battleground

For Students 8th - 12th
In this primary source analysis activity, students analyze political cartoons about the Supreme Court and Constitutional issues and respond to 5 talking point questions.
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Multieducator

Constitution and Federalist Papers

For Students 7th - 12th
This reference app provides full text of the Constitution, including the amendments, as well as Madison's Journals, the Federalist Papers, Virginia Convention documents, and more. It also includes notes that provide additional...
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Clint Bagwell Consulting

Constitution

For Students 8th - 11th
US history classes will enjoy this handy tool for reading the Constitution. Broken down by article and amendment, it also includes brief biographies of each signer and a detailed description of one painting. 
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Judicial Learning Center

The Ratification Debate

For Students 6th - 12th
Most Americans profess their love for the US Constitution, but this was not always the case. An informative lesson overviews the debate between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists by summarizing the main arguments of each side. It...
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National Constitution Center

American Treasures

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
Just how long did it take the framers to write the Constitution? What role did the drafting process play? Scholars examine various drafts from the Constitutional Convention to gain a better understanding of its formation. Interactive...
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US National Archives

We the People Focusing on Details: Compare and Contrast

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Even the most inspiring documents in American history had to go through a few drafts before they were ready for publication. Reinforce the importance of the writing process, as well as the collaborative nature of democracy, with an...
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Judicial Learning Center

Article III and the Courts

For Students 6th - 12th
What's the best way to make sense of the Constitution?  A helpful lesson contains both the text of Article III and annotation of each of its sections, breaking it down into easy-to-understand parts. It also includes links to a glossary...
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Evolution of the Presidency: Theodore Roosevelt to Franklin D. Roosevelt

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
How much power should a president be allowed to exert? Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt exercised their power according to their interpretations of the United States Constitution, and these interpretations affected the...
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Presidential Birth Requirement

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Every president of the United States must be a natural-born citizen, but the definition of natural-born is not as straightforward as it seems. Secondary scholars examine two points of view surrounding the constitutional requirement and...
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U.S. Constitutional Facts and Figures

For Students 5th - 8th
In this Constitution worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with facts about numbers in the Constitution. Students fill in 12 blanks.
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Get To Know The Constitution

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students search the Constitution for specific information. In this Constitution lesson plan, students read the Constitution and search for the branches of government, specific Amendments, and more, in groups.
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Comparing Constitutions

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students compare and contrast plans for government. For this government systems lesson, students compare and contrast the U.S. Constitution to the constitutions of selected countries using the provided checklist as a guide. Students...
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U.S. Constitution

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the U.S. Constitution. In this American government lesson, students explore the purpose and significance of the Constitution as they read the provided handouts and complete the provided worksheet.
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Writing a Classroom Constitution

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work together to write a Constitution for their classroom. As a class, they discuss the need for laws and how the concept of compromise is important. In groups, they compare the process they used for writing the Constitution...
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How Has the Constitution Shaped the Economic System in the United States?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners examine the characteristics of market economies. In this United States economics lesson plan, students analyze the Constitution to understand how it contributes to the market economy established in the United States. Learners...
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Awwwk…..Jim Crow Laws/ Constitutional?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the constitutionality of Jim Crow Laws. For this civil rights lesson, students read excerpts of the U.S. Constitution as well as examples of Jim Crow Laws. Students select Jim Crow laws and then find out what portions of...
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US Government: The Constitution

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners explore the branches of government. In this U. S. Constitution lesson, students examine the system of checks and balances in the U.S. plan of government as they read the document and define vocabulary words.
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American Revolution and Constitution Take Home Assessment

For Students 8th - 12th
In this early American history worksheet, students create posters that feature the branches of government as established by the U.S. Constitution. Students also research founding ideals of the nation and use Venn diagrams to compare and...
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The Constitution: the Head of State

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students participate in a constitutional convention to debate whether Australia should become a republic. They form small groups to represent various sides of the debate such as parliamentary republicanism, popular republicanism and...

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