Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents: Woman Suffrage and the 19th Amendment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Primary documents related to women's suffrage in the 1800s are presented here accompanied by teaching ideas. There is a script called 'Failure is Impossible' that was commissioned by the National Archives, as well as petitions, proposed...
Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Comparing Constitutions: Florida vs. the u.s.

For Students 7th
The US Constitution and the Constitution of Florida are compared in this tutorial and how each incorporates the system of federalism. A PDF file of the tutorial is available.
Unit Plan
Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: The Free Exercise of Religion in America

For Students 9th - 10th
Activity on first amendment rights and the protection of religious freedom. Students develop a deep understanding of religious liberty and how it has been interpreted as they examine the contoversies surrounding individual rights versus...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Constitution

For Teachers 6th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an in depth Activote questionnaire relating to our Constitution. Students should understand the basic concepts of the Constitution, checks and balances, separation of powers, and...
Activity
Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: National Security and Freedom

For Students 9th - 10th
In-depth and comprehensive learning activity in which students analyze the debate surrounding the Patriot Act and apply constitutional reasoning to formulate opinions about the balance between national security and right to privacy....
Primary
University of Missouri

Exploring Constitutional Conflicts: Engle v. Vitale

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the majority and dissenting opinions in the Engle v. Vitale case of 1962 which held that school-sponsored prayer in public schools violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
Primary
University of Minnesota

The Fourteenth Amendment and the Rights Revolution: Muller v. Oregon

For Students 9th - 10th
In the Progressive Era many states passed laws to protect workers and establish decent working conditions. Read the text of Muller v. Oregon, heard before the Supreme Court in 1908, that upheld Oregon's laws as constitutional.
Activity
National Constitution Center

National Constitution Center: Interactive Constitution: Search and Seizure

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides the text to the Fourth Amendment with further explanation about unreasonable searches and seizures.
Handout
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Seventeenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides the text and meaning of the 17th Amendment. Includes link to a timeline for it.
Website
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Vital Protection for Individual Liberties

For Students 9th - 10th
Explanation of the constitutional amendments and process of amending as intentionally organized to increase protection of the civil liberties of U.S. citizens.
Website
Other

Cbpp: The Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a series of papers from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Lesson Plan
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Harry S. Truman Library and Museum: Prohibition and the Constitution [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Offers a lesson plan through which students create cartoons illustrating the reasons behind Prohibition and the repeal of Prohibition. It provides links to sources, student handouts, and a scoring rubric.
Activity
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Fourteenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents the Fourteenth Amendment - Rights Guaranteed Privileges and Immunities of Citizenship, Due Process and Equal Protection. Includes a lengthy list of annotations to the Amendment.
Primary
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Twenty Second Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete text, as it is worded in the U.S. Constitution, of the Twenty-Second Amendment. Also provided are annotations of the amendment and a footnote at the bottom of the page.
Activity
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Sixteenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a detailed overview of the 16th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Content includes a focus on income tax, the history and purpose of the amendment, and the incomes subject to taxation.
Handout
Texas Legislative Council

Texas Legislative Council: Amendments to the Texas Constitution Since 1876 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A 142-page document listing all of the hundreds of amendments to the Texas Constitution since 1876, organized into a table. The amendments are listed consecutively by Article number, then Section, followed by topic, action, date, etc.