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America in Class: James Madison Debates the Bill of Rights
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Lesson from the National Humanities Center explores the doubts, concerns, and misgivings surrounding the development of the Bill of Rights. Primary or secondary sources, text analysis and Close reading strategies, background notes, and vocabulary section.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Humanities Center
Provider Set:
America in Class
Date Added:
08/07/2023
America in Class: Making of a Revolution: Constitution, 1787-1791
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Seven sections of primary resource materials with introductory notes, classroom discussion questions, and supplemental links on the questions, discussion and debate over the U.S. Constitution.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Primary Source
Provider:
National Humanities Center
Provider Set:
America in Class
Date Added:
08/07/2023
American Government
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American Government is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the single-semester American government course. This title includes innovative features designed to enhance student learning, including Insider Perspective features and a Get Connected Module that shows students how they can get engaged in the political process. The book provides an important opportunity for students to learn the core concepts of American government and understand how those concepts apply to their lives and the world around them. American Government includes updated information on the 2016 presidential election.Senior Contributing AuthorsGlen Krutz (Content Lead), University of OklahomaSylvie Waskiewicz, PhD (Lead Editor)

Subject:
Government
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
Rice University
Provider Set:
OpenStax College
Date Added:
01/06/2016
The Bill of Rights (1791)
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An interactive experience with the Bill of Rights. The Our Documents group allows you to view a copy of the original Bill of Rights. There is a brief information section along with links to larger images, a typed transcript, and downloadable PDF (Adobe) files.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Primary Source
Provider:
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Provider Set:
Milestone Documents
Date Added:
08/07/2023
The Bill of Rights Institute: Free Lesson Plans
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Free lesson plans concerning the Bill of Rights and the freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. Included are lessons on important news stories occurring today, as well as lessons on famous Americans and how they executed their rights.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Bill of Rights Institute
Date Added:
08/07/2023
A Biography of America: A New System of Government 1776-1826
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This module examines America's efforts to form a new government after the War for Independence and to draft the Constitution. Includes an interactive activity comparing Thomas Jefferson's and Alexander Hamilton's visions for America, a video [26:40] and transcript, a map showing the new United States, a timeline of events, and an annotated selection of web links.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Annenberg Learner
Provider Set:
A Biography of America
Date Added:
08/07/2023
Charters of Freedom: The Bill of Rights
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This site contains a complete transcription of The Bill of Rights, along with zoomable graphics of the original handwritten text. It also includes information about the historical context of the document, links to more constitutional amendments, and much more.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Date Added:
08/28/2023
Creating the United States: Creating the Bill of Rights
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As part of this 'Creating the United States' interactive resource, this section deals with creating The Bill of Rights. Connect particular phrases and ideas set down in The Bill of Rights with texts that preceded it.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Module
Provider:
Library of Congress
Date Added:
08/07/2023
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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This collection uses primary sources to explore the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.

Subject:
Modern World History
Social Studies
Material Type:
Primary Source
Provider:
Digital Public Library of America
Provider Set:
Primary Source Sets
Author:
Albert Robertson
Date Added:
04/11/2016