These step-by-step lesson plans help students understand the historical background to the U.S. Constitution. Students simulate a hypothetical situation where they must create their own rules and figure out how to work together. Links to...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read "The Bill of Rights" and "The Preamble to the United States Constitution" and answer questions on the paired texts.

In this instructional activity, students will examine some of the fundamental ideas about government that is contained in the Declaration of Independence and the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution. When the instructional activity is...