Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: The Big Ideas of the u.s. Constitution

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity students will identify and define seven key ideas contained in the U.S. Constitution by making matches from the grid. They will then analyze documents that demonstrate each big idea in action.
Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: Changing the Constitution

For Teachers 9th - 10th
America's constitutional government has changed over time as a result of amendments to the U.S. Constitution, Supreme Court decisions, legislation, and other practices. Students will use the seven basic principles found in our government...
Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: Limiting Government

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the five basic limits on government through the true story of Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, and other fictional cases of government power gone wild.
Primary
Other

Constitutional Principle: Jefferson's Letters to Attorney General Levi Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th
This letter discusses Thomas Jefferson's views on the separation of church and state.