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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Constitution of the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
Find background information on the Constitution of the United States of America, and learn the three basic principles upon which the Constitution was written. Additional content includes a look at the text of the Constitution, the events...
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Teachnology

Teachnology: United States Constitution Teaching Theme

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Enhance classroom teaching on the United States Constitution with the help of these resources including lesson plans, activities, interactive sites and more.
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Illinois Institute of Technology

The Oyez Project: Katz v. United States

For Students 9th - 10th
Katz v. United States altered the meaning of the 4th Amendment, the right to search and seizure, appealing his case in 1967 regarding the investigator's use of electronic surveillance. Oyez features the facts and recordings from the...
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This Nation

This nation.com: Constitution of the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the full text of the Constitution of the United States of America.
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iCivics

I Civics: The Constitution: Rules for Running a Country

For Students 3rd - 6th
Handy introduction to the Constitution of the United States, which has been our government's rulebook since 1789.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: The Annenberg Guide to the United States Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The Annenberg guide to the United States Constitution: what It says, what It means. RI.11-12.8 seminal U.S. texts
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: United States Constitution: Article Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Full text of Article II from the U.S. Constitution, as well as detailed annotations that explain the reasoning and subsequent impact of each clause and section of the Article. Content explores everything from the nature and scope of...
Primary
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Article V

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about Article V of the United States Constitution.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of primary resources having to do with the constitution throughout American history.
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Read Works

Read Works: The Making of the United States Constitution

For Teachers 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Constitution of the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Role of the President of the United States

For Teachers 11th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Excerpts from Article II of the United States Constitution explaining the role of President. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Law School: Constitution of the u.s.

For Students 9th - 10th
The Constitution of the United States is provided by the Legal Information Institute of Cornell University of Law.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1754 1800: Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick comprehension check over the establishment of the Constitution of the United States.
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US Senate

Vice Presidents of the United States: Elbridge Gerry

For Students 9th - 10th
A very nice biography of the fifth vice president of the United States, Elbridge Gerry. Gerry died in office in 1814.
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Cato Institute

Cato Institute: Dewey J. Jones vs. the United States [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief of a court case where the petitioner argues that the Commerce Clause does not authorize Congress to make the arson of a private residence a federal crime, as it is already a state crime, and that police powers are assigned to the...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: The Illuminated Our Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this ibook on the United States Constitution.
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Other

Presidents & the Constitution: Did You Know?

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you know who the first president was to live in the White House? Find the answer to this and discover many other unusual and interesting facts about some of the presidents of the United States.
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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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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation: The United States Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a close look at this document that was written in Philadelphia in 1787. It gives us the rights that we still have today. Select a thumbnail, and then roll over the picture to zoom in.
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Article Vii

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about Article VII of the United States Constitution.
Primary
Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute: Constitution of the United States of America (1787)

For Students 9th - 10th
The Constitution was written in the summer of 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by delegates from 12 states, in order to replace the Articles of Confederation with a new form of government. It created a federal system with a national...
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Read Works

Read Works: Our Constitution

For Teachers 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text giving facts about the Constitution of the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute: Gouverneur Morris

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan introducing or revisiting the role of Gouverneur Morris in the planning and writing of the United States Constitution.
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Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: 9/11 and Constitution: American Identity, Diversity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A set of lessons that can be used to commemorate the anniversaries of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, and the signing of the Constitution on September 17, 1787. They help students to reflect on the...

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