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Bill of Rights

Living News: Classroom Materials
Source: National Constitution Center
Grade: Middle School , High School

Picture Books and the Bill of Rights
Source: Adapted from a lesson plan submitted by Theresa Dinius, Charleston County Schools.
Grade: Elementary

Declaration of Independence

Declaration of Independence and Acts of Courage
Source: Lesson provided courtesy of The Bill of Rights Institute.
Grade: Elementary , Middle School , High School

Electoral Process

Explore the Electoral Process and This Year's Key Issues in Your Classroom
Source: New York Times Lesson Plan
Grade: Middle School , High School

Executive Branch

Investigating the Departments of the Executive Branch
Source: New York Times Lesson Plan
Grade: Middle School , High School

State of the Union Bingo 2008
Source: Eli J. Lesser, National Constitution Center
Grade: Middle School , High School

Federal Powers

It's In Your Pocket
Source: The National Constitution Center's Warren E. Burger Repository of Lesson Plans
Grade: Elementary

War Making: Executive and Legislative Powers
Grade: Elementary , Middle School , High School

Fifth Amendment

Honoring Property Rights
Source: Lesson provided courtesy of The Bill of Rights Institute.
Grade: Middle School , High School

What is Public Use?
Source: Lesson provided courtesy of The Bill of Rights Institute.
Grade: Middle School , High School

First Amendment

Equality and the First Amendment
Source: Lesson provided courtesy of The Bill of Rights Institute.
Grade: High School

Perseverance and the First Amendment
Source: Lesson provided courtesy of The Bill of Rights Institute.
Grade: Middle School , High School

Respecting Freedom of Speech
Source: Lesson provided courtesy of The Bill of Rights Institute.
Grade: Middle School , High School

Founding Fathers

Getting to Know the Founding Fathers
Source: Lesson provided courtesy of The Bill of Rights Institute.
Grade: High School

The Founders' Library: Thinking as a Founding Father
Source: National Constitution Center
Grade: High School

General

9/11: A Nation Remembers Classroom Activity
Source: National Constitution Center
Grade: Middle School , High School

Abraham Lincoln's Crossroads: "Lincoln: The Constitution & the Civil War"
Source: National Constitution Center
Grade: Middle School , High School

NCC Scavenger Hunt
Grade: Elementary , Middle School , High School

To Sign or Not to Sign: The Ultimate Constitution Day Lesson Plan
Source: The National Constitution Center
Grade: Middle School , High School

Jury Duty

The Responsibility of the Jury
Source: Lesson provided courtesy of The Bill of Rights Institute.
Grade: Middle School , High School

Preamble

Justice in America
Source: Lesson provided courtesy of The Bill of Rights Institute.
Grade: Middle School

The Preamble to the Constitution
Source: Adapted from a lesson plan submitted by Linda Crim, Bedington Elementary , Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Grade: Middle School , High School

Proposed Amendments

Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) for Children
Source: Adapted from the lesson plan written by L. Royce Page, Tudor Elementary School, Anchorage, Alaska.
Grade: Middle School

Separation of Powers

Integrity and Our Constitutional Democracy
Source: Lesson provided courtesy of The Bill of Rights Institute.
Grade: Middle School , High School

Suffrage

American Suffrage Movements
Source: Lesson provided courtesy of The Bill of Rights Institute.
Grade: Middle School , High School

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