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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Creating the Us Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A collection which uses primary sources to explore the creation of the US Constitution.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Challenges of the Articles of Confederation

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from Khan Academy provides a study resource about the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, Shay's Rebellion, and the needed call for a new Constitution. These questions are intended for students taking high school...
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US National Archives

Our Documents: The Us Constitution (1787)

For Students 9th - 10th
See the original copy of the United States Constitution! This interactive page lets you point to the part you would like to see. Along with background information, you can also link to larger images, a typed transcript, and downloadable....
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: Article Iv: Development of the Modern Rule

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about Article IV of the United States Constitution.
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Other

Portland State University: Iroquois Confederacy and the Us Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
A unit of study that examines the impact Native Americans had on ideas about democracy and government, and how this influenced the writing of the US Constitution. Students will compare the Iroquois Confederacy's Great Law of Peace with...
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Siteseen

Siteseen: Government and Constitution: Article 5 of the Us Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and detailed facts on Article 5 of the US Constitution that deals with how to amend the Constitution.
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Creating the Us Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
The sources in this primary set document the creation of the US Constitution. Includes teaching guide.
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Library of Congress

Loc: The Constitution Drafting a More Perfect Union

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Set the class up for reading a primary source of the drafting of the Constitution of the United States in 1787. This lesson demonstrates the value of identifying and drafting documents the process to achieve the final document.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: The Making of the u.s. Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
The introduction to the first volume of the Annals of Congress, in which there is a short history of the creation of the Constitution, and the text of the Constitution as it was first written.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Roles and Powers of the President: Foundational

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from Khan Academy provides foundational practice questions the roles and powers of the president. These questions are intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses,...
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The History Place

The History Place: American Revolution: Constitution of United States

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of the Constitution, including images of the original document.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Creating the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource examines the creativity and inspiration that went into the creation and writing of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: Government and Constitution: Article 3 of the Us Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
Article 3 of the US Constitution establishes the Judicial Branch (the system of courts and judges), judicial powers, and the crime of treason.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: Government and Constitution: Article 2 of the Us Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
Article 2 of the US Constitution deals with the establishment of the Executive Branch, the election of the President and Vice-President, the powers and responsibilities of the President, and the process of impeachment.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: Government and Constitution: Article 1 of the Us Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Presents a summary and the full text of Artice I of the US Constitution. Article 1 primarily deals with Congress explaining who may become a representative, and who may become a senator, all of the powers that Congress and the individual...
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Siteseen

Siteseen: Government and Constitution: Article 4 of the Us Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a summary and full text of Article 4 of the US Constitution that summarizes the duties that individual states have to each other, as well as those the federal government has to the states.
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Digital History

Digital History: Hamilton, Jefferson, First National Bank of the Us [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
As with so many other ideas, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were on opposite sides of the formation of a national bank. Read why Hamilton thought it was a great idea, why Jefferson opposed it, and what they each wrote to...
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Read Works

Read Works: Passages: The u.s. Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is the Constitution of the United States; a vocabulary worksheet is provided for the words "favor" and "right."
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: Article Iv: Doctrine of the Equality of States

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource discusses Clause 1, Section 3, in Article IV. It outlines the parameters put in place to ensure that as new states entered the union, power was equitably distributed among all.
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European Union

European Union in the Us

For Students 9th - 10th
Official website of the European Union as it relates to the United States. Latest information is always updated. Of particular interest is the EU for Young People that can be found in the left hand margin.
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: The Constitution: About the Constitution

For Students 3rd - 5th
Ben's Guide is a fun way to present U.S. Government to students grades K-12. This site presents an introduction of the Constitution. Links to related sites are available.
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iCivics

I Civics: Anatomy of the Constitution

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This instructional activity gives an article-by-article overview of the structure and function of the U.S. Constitution. Students learn about the duties and powers of the three branches, the amendment process, and the role of the...
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Claremont Institute

Founding.com: The Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
The Constitution of the United States with its amendments is here.
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Fourth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and fully annotated phrasing of the amendment.

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