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.

Ben's Guide is a fun way to present US laws to school aged children. This site presents a thorough investigation into ways to amend the Constitution. Links to related sites are available.

Learning resource using C-SPAN videos and related articles from which students learn what a balanced budget amendment is and whether it's a good idea for the country or not. Students join the debate by participating in a deliberation in...

Students will look at documents and cases throughout American history to understand the effects of the First Amendment on our nation.

Online exhibit of primary source documents related to the 13th Amendment after the Civil War and the end to slavery.

A good look at the way the Equal Rights Amendment moved through Congress. Find images of the discharge petition and joint resolution

In this lesson, students examine and debate the issue of same sex marriage by studying background information, news articles, legal arguments and the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. They then draft an amendment of their own to...

Take a look at an image of the constitutional amendment that put an end to slavery in the United States. Interactive image is accompanied by an overview of the amendment's inception and adoption, as well as document transcript.

Article on equal rights and the series of events leading to the passage of the 15th Amendment. Includes questions for discussion and an activity in which students re-create the Voting Rights Convention.

Examine an actual search warrant to see the 4th Amendment in action. Students will decide whether the warrant meets the standards of the 4th amendment.

Activities for students that make learning about the 1st Amendment relevant by applying landmark Supreme Court cases to contemporary scenarios related to the five parts of the First Amendment and rights to freedom of religion, speech,...

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.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks passage provides a brief history of the official end to slavery in America, the 13th Amendment. A paired passage is part of this module, along with a lower level passage with related...

The Constitution can be amended, but it is tough to do. Read about the routes that can be taken to add amendments and look at some of the amendments that have succeeded.

After the "Susan B. Anthony" amendment was passed by the Senate, suffragists stepped up in order to persuade the states to ratify it. Read how Texas suffragist Jane Y. McCallum was part of that cause and about the opposition she faced...

Read a brief synopsis of the Amendments to the Constitution and then complete the matching activity by clicking on the link at the bottom. Includes other links in the section titled "play more" at the bottom of the second page.

This resource presents lessons on the First Amendment. It contains many resources for use with children, and links to primary source documents.

This site provides historical and biographical information about the fight in Tennessee to ratify the 19th Amendment.

Read about the 14th Amendment and its impact on the lives of African Americans during Reconstruction and later.

Complete learning module with lesson plan, video, vocabulary and activities on free speech and social media. Students examine arguments through video and text and debate to what extent should social media be protected as free speech...

Activities for the classroom in which students apply landmark Supreme Court cases to contemporary scenarios related to the right to counsel and right to a fair trial. With plan for teachers, word bank, and links to related resources.

A brief overview of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. Includes a link to the full text of the amendment. Discusses equal protection.

Exhibition explores prohibition in the United States from the passing of the 18th Amendment in 1919 up to the passing of the 21st Amendment which ended prohibition in 1933

For this lesson, students analyze the text of the Equal Rights Amendment, trace the amendment process taken to get the ERA passed, analyze the reasons for opposition to ERA, and the methods used to stop its ratification. Then they will...