Our Constitution

The Our Constitution book, written by Donald A. Ritchie and JusticeLearning.org, takes an in-depth look at the Constitution, annotated with detailed explanations of its terms and contents. Included are texts of primary source materials, sidebar material on each article and amendment, profiles of Supreme Court cases, and timelines. The complete book or individual chapters can be downloaded.

http://www.annenbergclassroom.org/page/our-constitution
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Grades

8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Subjects

Foundations of Democracy

Resource Types

Books

Teaching Strategies

Primary Source

Civic Days

Bill of Rights Day, Constitution Day

Constitution Articles

Preamble, Article I, Article II, Article III, Article IV, Article V, Article VI, Article VII, First Amendment, Second Amendment, Third Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment, Sixth Amendment, Seventh Amendment, Eighth Amendment, Ninth Amendment, 10th Amendment, 11th Amendment, 13th Amendment, 14th Amendment, 15th Amendment, 16th Amendment, 17th Amendment, 18th Amendment, 19th Amendment, 20th Amendment, 21st Amendment, 22nd Amendment, 23rd Amendment, 24th Amendment, 25th Amendment, 26th Amendment, 27th Amendment, Bill of Rights, Constitution Day, Constitutional Convention, Meaning of Constitution

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