Teachnology
Teachnology: United States Constitution Teaching Theme
Enhance classroom teaching on the United States Constitution with the help of these resources including lesson plans, activities, interactive sites and more.
US National Archives
Docsteach: The Big Ideas of the u.s. Constitution
In this activity students will identify and define seven key ideas contained in the U.S. Constitution by making matches from the grid. They will then analyze documents that demonstrate each big idea in action.
US National Archives
Nara: Charters of Freedom: The Constitution: Amendments 11 27
Check here to read the three amendments passed during the Progressive Era, the 16th, 17th, & 18th amendments. From the National Archives and Records Administration.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1754 1800: The Federalist Papers
In the Federalist Papers, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay made the case for ratifying the new US Constitution.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1754 1800: The Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments to the US Constitution guarantee citizens' essential freedoms and rights.
iCivics
I Civics: Comparative Constitutions
Students explore how the US Constitution is similar to and different from state constitutions. Uses the constitutions of Florida and Virginia as examples.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: The New Nation, 1783 1815
[Free Registration/Login Required] This website documents the United States through its struggles to become a new nation. Site includes primary source documents for the Articles of Confederation, US Constitutional Convention, and George...
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: Article Iv: Development of the Modern Rule
This resource provides information about Article IV of the United States Constitution.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Archiving Early America: Jack Rakove and Original Meanings
This interview with Pulitzer Prize Winner Jack Rakove about his book Original Meanings is very informative. He discusses the ideology of the framers of the US Constitution and the debate between Federalists and Anti-Federalists.
Library of Congress
Loc: The Bill of Rights: Debating the Amendments
Help students grasp the idea of making amendments with this lesson on the debates of the amendments to the US Constitution. Use primary sources to have the students choose their own amendments, give them opportunity to analyze the...
Siteseen
Siteseen: Government and Constitution: The United States Constitution
Article covers the history and origins of the US Constitution.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Drafting the Constitution
Essay covers from the Articles of Confederation and the problems of disunity of the new states after the Revolutionary War, internally as well as externally, to the Constitutional Convention, an attempt to address the Articles' problems....
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Preamble
This resource provides information about the Preamble to the United States Constitution.
US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Ways to Amend the Constitution
Ben's Guide is a fun way to present US laws to school aged children. This site presents a thorough investigation into ways to amend the Constitution. Links to related sites are available.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Article I, Section 6
This resource presents section 6 of article 1 of the U.S. Constitution, which details the rights and disabilities of members of Congress. The site discusses congressional pay, and privileges from arrest and of speech or debate in an...
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Constitutional Underpinnings of u.s. Government
The first unit of an online course on AP US Government and Politics. It explores key concepts of American government, including constitutional government, republicanism, separation of powers, checks and balances, federalism, construction...
Other
State of Arkansas: Constitution of the State of Arkansas [Pdf]
A .pdf file of the Constitution of the State of Arkansas.
US National Archives
Nara: Presidential Election Laws: Presidential Election Laws
Check out this site from the National Archives and Records Administration on the US Constitution and the United States Code for laws and provisions regarding presidential elections.
Other
Justia: Us Supreme Court: Furman v. Georgia, 408 u.s. 238 (1972)
Court documents of a case challenging the death penalty as constituting "cruel and unusual punishment" and violating the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Includes link to audio file of oral argument.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1754 1800: Constitution
A quick comprehension check over the establishment of the Constitution of the United States.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1754 1800: Quiz 2
A quick comprehension check over the period in US history when the constitution was being established.
US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: The Constitution: About the Constitution
Ben's Guide is a fun way to present U.S. Government to students grades K-12. This site presents an introduction of the Constitution. Links to related sites are available.
iCivics
I Civics: Anatomy of the Constitution
This lesson gives an article-by-article overview of the structure and function of the U.S. Constitution. Students learn about the duties and powers of the three branches, the amendment process, and the role of the Constitution as the...
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: Constitution Day: The 1965 Alabama Literacy Test
Constitution Day provides a good opportunity to review the Constitution in a new light by looking at registration obstructions that were common in the southern states.
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