ClassFlow
Class Flow: How Well Do You Know Your Constitution?
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a paperless test that was used to test student's knowledge of the Constitution.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Joseph De Maistre
This site from the Fordham University provides a document of a conservative theorist arguing that constitutions and government are divinely inspired, not created alone by man.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Government and Constitution: Popular Sovereignty
Summary of the idea of Popular Sovereignty, the belief that government is created by and subject to the will of the people.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Government and Constitution: Checks and Balances
Learn about checks and balances, limits and controls imposed on all branches of a government by giving each branch of government the right to amend or void certain acts of the other branches.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Land of the Brave: James Madison
Overview and biographical facts on the life of James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution".
Siteseen
Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Benjamin Franklin
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Benjamin Franklin, an inventor, scientist, and Founding Father who helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
Utah State University
American Journey: Comparison of Articles of Confederation and the Constitution
Two informative charts, one of which compares the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution, the other which lays out the positions of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists concerning the Constitution.
The Dirksen Congressional Center
Congress Link: Teaching the Amendments Lesson Plan
This online lesson plan teaches students "The amendments to the Constitution through the use of CongressLink, Internet resources, and creative activities." Students will also gain a sense that "Many rights are limited and controversial."
Ducksters
Ducksters: Us Government for Kids: Constitution Amendments
Kids learn about the amendments in the United States Constitution. Seventeen not included in the Bill of Rights of the twenty-seven total.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Amendment Review
In this interactive activity, students match the given right to the proper amendment from the Bill of Rights.
Organization for Community Networks
Academy Curricular Exchange: Original Thirteen Colonies
A lesson plan for helping learners remember the names of the the original thirteen American colonies.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: The Bill of Rights
Learn about the Bill of Rights and when it was added to the Constitution.Provides a list of the ten Amendments.
Other
Yes for Liberty: Youth Educational Scholarship Constitution Bee
This organization seeks to educate youth about the Constitution and its founding principles. Each year they hold a Constitution Bee. Study materials and a quiz for learning about the Constitution are provided on the site, as well as the...
Other
Schoolhouse Rock: The Preamble
This site from Schoolhouse Rock, History Rock, provides the lyrics to a song called The Preamble. Need to learn the Preamble and what it means? This catchy tune from the popular 1970s cartoon series, Schoolhouse Rock, will help you to...
Curated OER
Wikipedia: United States Bill of Rights
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia gives some background history to the creation of the Bill of Rights and contains a transcription of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution in their original form.
Curated OER
Officials Signing the Proclamation of the Constitution Act, 1982, Ottawa
An overview is provided on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Each freedom is looked at individually with access to the actual text of the Charter concerning that freedom. The researcher also has access to primary source...