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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: The Constitution in Action: Article I (Lab Team 2)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity students will analyze the Declaration of Intention for Albert Einstein and identify how the document demonstrates content contained within Article I, sections 8-10 of the Constitution in action.
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: The Constitution in Action: Article Ii (Lab Team 3)

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity young scholars will analyze the Senate Journal of the First Congress and identify how the document demonstrates content contained within Article II of the Constitution in action.
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: The Constitution in Action: Article Iii (Lab Team 4)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity students will analyze the Opinion of the Court by Chief Justice Earl Warren in the Case of Miranda v. Arizona and identify how the document demonstrates content contained within Article III of the Constitution in action.
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: The Constitution in Action: Article Iv (Lab Team 5)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity young scholars will analyze the Petition Against the Annexation of Hawaii and identify how the document demonstrates content contained within Article IV of the Constitution in action.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: American Government the Bill of Rights Part I

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text piece shares a history to the Bill of Rights. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Our Constitution

For Teachers 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text giving facts about the Constitution of the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Handout
Other

American Revolution: Those Glorious "Principles of 1776": Confederate Perspective

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains the Southern perspective on the voluntary union of states and the justification for the South seceding from the Union.
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Handout
Cornell University

Cornell University: Law School: Overview of Marriage

For Students 9th - 10th
This web page, which is provided for by the Cornell University Law School, explains the process of getting married and its origin.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Creating a Classroom Constitution

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using this flipchart, students will learn about the United States Constitution and how they can create a constitution for their classroom.