Read Works
Read Works: Branching Out
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Constitution Week and the three branches of government. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Holidays for Kids: Constitution Day and Week
Kids learn about Constitution Day and Week. The history and facts about this holiday that celebrates the US Constitution.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: Maya Lin
Use this site to learn about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the architect who designed it, Maya Lin.
National Cable Satellite Corporation
C Span Classroom: Free Resources for Teaching Civics and u.s. Government
This is a site filled with current events that make connections to the relevant historical topics. There are six clickable topics, the videos of which are updated weekly. RealPlayer is needed and registration is required to stream or...
US Senate
Explore the Senate's Past
Covers the workings of the Senate and how it evolved, and includes exhibits of historical photos and paintings. The Oral History section has interviews with people who worked in the Senate, where they discuss their careers and the...
US National Archives
Docs Teach: Search Warrants and the 4th Amendment
In this activity, students will analyze a search warrant and decide whether or not it fulfills all of the necessary requirements by the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution.
CNN
Cnn en Espanol: Week of 1 20 14: Egipto Aprueba Su Constitucion
In Spanish. Article reports on the approval in Egypt of the newly drafted consitution by a significant majority of votes.
Read Works
Read Works: Branching Out
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about three branches of government and their system of checks and balances. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: Annotation 6: Fourth Amendment: The Exclusionary Rule
This resource offers a discussion of the Fourth Amendment, and what has become known as the Exclusionary Rule. Provided on the bottom of the page are footnotes which can be reached by clicking on the links throughout the body of the text.
Illinois Institute of Technology
The Oyez Project: Bigelow v. Virginia (1975)
Brief overview of the Bigelow v. Virginia (1975) Supreme Court case.
Boston College
Boston College: Bigelow v. Virginia
Complete syllabus and decision on the Supreme Court case Bigelow v. Virginia (1975).
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