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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, seperation_of_powers, republicanism, checks_and_balances, 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, checks_and_balances, bill_of_rights
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Landmark Supreme Court Cases
(Street Law)
Landmarkcases.org provides teachers a full range of resources and activities to support the teaching of landmark Supreme Court cases, helping students explore the key issues of each case. http://www.landmarkcases.org was developed to provide teachers with a full range of resources and activities to support ...
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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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republic, separation_of_powers, checks_and_balances
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Crossfire Discussion
(US Courts)
conversations among the students are called Crossfire Discussions or Crossfires because they stimulate debate. One of the learning objectives of this exercise is to give students more experience with civil discourse on controversial topics. The students do independent research on their topic in preparation for their Constitutional Crossfire ...
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separation_of_powers, individual_rights, civics, debate
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