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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: That's Your Right

For Students 9th - 10th
An engaging online card game where students learn about the Bill of Rights by matching situations with the correct right. There are three levels of difficulty. Includes a short video for each of the first ten Amendments to the...
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Teaching American History

Teaching American History: The Politics of the Bill of Rights: Part Iii

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Investigate what the politics were leading to the creation of the Bill of Rights. Identify how the debates in the first congress led to the stages of approval and ultimately the adoption of the ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
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iCivics

I Civics: Games: Do I Have a Right?

For Students 9th - 10th
Play this game from iCivics that requires an understanding and application of the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the Constitution, and a few other amendments to argue and win cases the clients bring into the law firm. There...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1754 1800: The Bill of Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
The first ten amendments to the US Constitution guarantee citizens' essential freedoms and rights.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Bill of Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
Article on the history and purpose of the Bill of Rights which spelled out specific protections in the first 10 amendments of the Constitution.
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Bill of Rights Institute

The Bill of Rights Institute: The Bill of Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. Written by James Madison in response to calls from several states for greater constitutional protection for individual liberties, the Bill of Rights lists specific...
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Other

Our Courts: Bill of Rights: You Mean I've Got Rights? [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A great, active instructional activity about the Bill of Rights. Students compare rights they think they should have with the rights in the actual amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The language of the amendments is broken down into...
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CNN

Cnn: 10 Commandments Judge Removed From Office

For Students 9th - 10th
An important situation in regard to the subject of the separation of church and state. At this CNN site, read about Judge Roy Moore and his stand on the Ten Commandments.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Explaining the Bill of Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the need for a Bill of Rights to be added to the Constitution. Find out what each of the first ten amendments means.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Purpose of the Bill of Rights

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Text of the first ten amendments of the Constitution found in the Bill of Rights.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: A 3 Minute Guide to the Bill of Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief video that summarizes the first ten amendments to the Constitution. [3:36] Followed by a quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Illustrated Bill of Rights

For Students 3rd - 8th
For elementary students, an easy to understand illustrated explanation of the Bill of Rights is offered.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Bill of Rights

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Bill of Rights was adopted to protect each United States citizen's rights. Learn about how the Bill of Rights was formed and the protections it guarantees to Americans.