Exploring the United States Constitution eBook

Each chapter connects one or more of the billions of primary source documents in the holdings of the National Archives to the principles found in the United States Constitution. These documents exemplify the workings of the three branches of the federal government as laid out in our Constitution. This eBook is available as a Multi-Touch book for iPad and Mac on iTunes, or for PC, Android devices, Mac, iPhone, iPad, or eReader with Scribd.

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Standards

Common Core, National Standards for Civics and Government, NCSS

Grades

8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Subjects

Federal Government

Resource Types

Research (Digests of Primary Sources), Modules (Teaching Unit), Primary Sources

Teaching Strategies

Case Study, Informational Text, Analysis, Primary Source

Civic Days

Constitution Day

Constitution Articles

Article I, Article I - Habeas corpus, Article I - Commerce clause, Article II, Article II - Executive privilege, Article II - Impeachment, Article III, Article V, Article VI, First Amendment, First Amendment - Establishment clause, First Amendment - Right to petition government, Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment, Fifth Amendment - Right to due process, Sixth Amendment, Sixth Amendment - Informed of criminal charges, Sixth Amendment - Assistance of counsel, Eighth Amendment, 10th Amendment, 12th Amendment, 14th Amendment, 14th Amendment - Equal protection, 15th Amendment, 19th Amendment, 26th Amendment, Constitution Day, Constitutional Convention, Meaning of Constitution

Tags

separation of powers, federal government, textbook