Strategies to help students learn the preamble of the Constitution. Includes a found poem lesson.

View George Washington's annotated draft of the Constitution while discussing the ratification process. Specifically, the learners will analyze changes to the Preamble of the Constitution. Critical thinking questions are provided.

Lesson plan explores the meaning of the words in the Preamble to the Constitution.

A lesson plan to help students understand the preamble of the U. S. Constitution.

Article for students will help them to understand the important points of the Constitution. Discussion on the preamble, amendments, amendment process, voting, laws and the powers and limitations of government.

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...

The Annenberg guide to the United States Constitution: what It says, what It means. RI.11-12.8 seminal U.S. texts

Handy introduction to the Constitution of the United States, which has been our government's rulebook since 1789.

Comprehensive overview of the U.S. Constitution. Places the Constitution in context with two other founding charters of American democracy and government, the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. Includes access to digital...

This resource provides information about the Preamble to the United States Constitution.

This site from Schoolhouse Rock, History Rock, provides the lyrics to a song called The Preamble. Need to learn the Preamble and what it means? This catchy tune from the popular 1970s cartoon series, Schoolhouse Rock, will help you to...

This History Matters website provides the Populist Party platform, as well as a brief write-up introducing this primary resource, which marked the formation of a new -- though short lived -- political party.

Information about the North Atlantic Treaty. Scanned pages of the document's preamble and signature page in both English and French. Links to the full text and information about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Here is the full text of China's Constitution, complete with preamble, articles, and latest amendments.

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.

This tutorial discusses the history of the Declaration of Independence, its structure, the philosophy on which it is based, the grievances against Great Britain, and the actual Declaration of Independence. A PDF file of the tutorial is...

This article contains the history, meaning, and words to the Preamble to the Constitution which encompassed the reasons why the thirteen original colonies separated from Great Britain to become an independent nation.

This book takes an in-depth look at the Constitution, annotated with detailed explanations of its terms and contents. Included are texts of primary source materials, sidebar material on each article and amendment, profiles of Supreme...

Find the text of the Constitution and amendments along with an explanation of each article and section. [pdf]

In this lesson plan, 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 lesson plan is completed, students should...

Provides the preamble to the Stamp Act as well as specifying how the tax revenues were to be used. Includes a document giving Jared Ingersoll's account of the parliamentary debate on the legislation.

The complete text of the North Carolina State Constitution, with the Preamble and links to each of the Articles.

September 17 is recognized in the United States as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day. The purpose of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day is to commemorate the creation and signing of the supreme law of the land and to honor and...

This is a wonderful way to explore the US Constitution. The actual text of the Constitution comes first, then an excellent explanation of the text follows. In addition, most of the Amendments have essays by scholars on opposing sides of...