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Lesson Plans - The Constitution Counter Revolution or National Salvation?
(Library of Congress)
Identify arguments for and against the ratification of the Constitution in this lesson for high school students. In this unit, students will access primary documents from the Library of Congress Web site, identify arguments for and against the ratification of the constitution, and produce a broadside in which they take a position on whether ...
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primary_source, inquiry, analysis, historical_perspective, declaration_of_independence, articles_of_confederation, american_revolution, ratification ...
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C-SPAN Classroom U.S. Constitution Video Clips
(C-SPAN)
View CSPAN video clips related to the U.S. Constitution, under the categories Key Concepts (including separation of powers and checks and balances), Bill of Rights and Amendments. Teachers can also access discussion questions and worksheets related to many of the clips. View ...
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amendments, bill_of_rights, separation_of_powers, video, online, lesson_plans
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Basic Governing Principles of the Constitution
(National Constitution Center)
Explanation of the Constitution's basic governing principles, including: Popular Sovereignty, Rule of Law, Separation of Powers and a System of Checks and Balances, Federalism, Judicial Review, and Individual Rights. Constitution (konstetÜshen) 1. n. system of fundamental principles according to which a nation ...
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The Constitution of the United States of America- A Teacher's Guide
(Random House)
guide is designed to offer some suggestions for the classroom teacher charged with planning activities for the September Constitution Day or for any occasion when the Constitution has particular relevance in the classroom. It includes several strategies for use in brief lessons and also moves beyond ...
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elasticity, amendment, writ_of_habeas_corpus, founding_fathers, federalism, seperation_of_powers, republicanism, facts
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The Importance of Having a Constitution
(US Courts)
its most general sense, a constitution is the fundamental, underlying framework of government for a nation or state. Most countries have a constitution. The United States has a constitution and is a constitutional government because it requires everyone regardless of position or office to abide by higher law ...
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history_of, individual_rights, separation_of_powers, importance_of_constitution, federalism, bill_of_rights
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Federalism
(US Courts)
delegates of the Constitutional Convention established a federal republic which is a system of government based on federalism. Under federalism, power is shared between two separate governmental entitiesthe national government and the state governments. Background Ultimate sovereignty (power) in the United States ...
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federalism, republic, separation_of_powers
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Federal Courts in a Nutshell
(US Courts)
Under federalism, there are two types of court systems?federal and state. Federal courts have jurisdiction over issues mentioned or implied in the Constitution. The state courts have jurisdiction over matters not mentioned in the Constitution and those not specifically denied to the states by the Constitution ...
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judicial_independence, courts, judicial_review, separation_of_powers, federal_courts
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Separation of Powers
(US Courts)
Ultimate sovereignty in the United States resides with the people. In an attempt to govern themselves better, the people adopted the U.S. Constitution. Those persons present for the writing of the Constitution at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, known as the Framers, feared the concentration of too much power ...
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