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19th Amendment to the U.S. Const.
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This site contains a good overview of the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. It gives background information on women's suffrage, provides the transcript of the actual document, and allows you to view an image of the document.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Primary Source
Provider:
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Provider Set:
Milestone Documents
Date Added:
10/03/2023
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
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government: Federal versus State Government
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Learning Adventure teaches about the differences between federal and state governments as written in the Constitution and shares reasons the founding fathers wanted it this way.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
U.S. Government Publishing Office
Date Added:
12/01/2023
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government: Learning Adventures: Branches of Government
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Beginning page of a Learning Adventure examines what parts of the Constitution give the branches of the Federal Government their specific powers. Those three parts are Article I, Article II, and Article III.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Interactive
Provider:
U.S. Government Publishing Office
Date Added:
12/01/2023
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
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
Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention
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This site provides a collection of material regarding the work of the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention. Content includes a focus on how the Revolutionary War was organized, fanning the flames of patriotism, incorporating the western territories, relations with Native Americans, identifying defects in the Confederation, and creating the U.S. Constitution.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Primary Source
Provider:
Library of Congress
Date Added:
08/07/2023
Democracy in America: The Constitution: Fixed or Flexible?
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This unit explores the timeless qualities of The U.S. Constitution, the opportunities to amend it, and how it is a pillar of the American identity, through these activities, videos, and outside resources.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Module
Provider:
Annenberg Learner
Provider Set:
Democracy in America
Date Added:
10/11/2021
Exploring Constitutional Conflicts: Delegates to the Constitutional Convention: Connecticut
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Information about Connecticut's delegates to the Constitutional Convention. Includes information on Oliver Ellsworth, a key supporter of the Great Compromise, as well as William Samuel Johnson and Roger Sherman.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Date Added:
10/03/2023
Exploring Constitutional Conflicts: Separation of Powers
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When do the actions of one branch of the federal government unconstitutionally intrude upon the powers of another branch? This article surveys the history of this question in historic Supreme Court cases.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson
Provider:
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Date Added:
08/07/2023
Exploring Free Speech and Persuasion with Nothing But the Truth
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Students read AviŐs "Nothing But the Truth" and examine the First Amendment and student rights, and then decide whether the rights of the novel's protagonist, Philip, are violated.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Language, Grammar, and Vocabulary
Reading Foundation Skills
Reading Informational Text
Reading Literature
Speaking and Listening
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
ReadWriteThink
Provider Set:
ReadWriteThink
Date Added:
11/18/2020