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Poster & Promotional Materials
(American Bar Association)
Poster & Promotional Materials Find resources to help you promote your Constitution Day programs! Poster & Promotional Materials Find resources to help you promote your Constitution Day programs! Get an attractive Constitution Day poster ...
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war_powers, presidential_powers, commander_in_chief, cruel_and_unusual_punishment, death_penalty, advice_and_consent, religion, first_amendment ...
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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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Conversations on the Constitution
(American Bar Association)
Debate it. Discuss it. Understand it. Since the founding of our country, people have come together to discuss the Constitution and its meaning. Conversations on the Constitution will carry on this tradition. This program encourages civil discussion about the meaning of some of the Constitution's concepts and clauses that have ...
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war_powers, presidential_powers, commander_in_chief, cruel_and_unusual_punishment, death_penalty, advice_and_consent, religion, first_amendment ...
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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, video, online, checks_and_balances, lesson_plans
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Interactive Constitution Online
(National Constitution Center)
Explore the Interactive Constitution, a clausebyclause explanation of the Constitution, providing easy access to basic constitutional facts and interpretation, and searchable by key words and Supreme Court cases. Explore the Interactive Constitution, an online, clausebyclause explanation of the Constitution, providing easy access ...
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interactive, interpretation, supreme_court, explanation, facts, full_text, bill_of_rights, governing_principles
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Classroom-Ready Lesson Plans
(National Constitution Center)
National Constitution Center created this section to help teachers teach the Constitution and other civicrelated topics to students of all ages. These lesson plans meet the Center for Civic Education's National Standards for Civics and Government and offer elementary grades K4, middle ...
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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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Understanding the Federal Courts
(US Courts)
Understanding the Federal Courts was developed by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to provide comprehensive introduction to the federal judicial system. Understanding the Federal Courts was developed by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to provide comprehensive introduction to the federal judicial system ...
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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, checks_and_balances
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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, checks_and_balances, federal_courts
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