How many constitutional clauses does it take to create a bill? High schoolers find out with several activities and  selected clauses about the rule of law and the US Constitution. Various coinciding activities help to strengthen learning.

Concepts

laws, bills, resolutions, the united states government, the united states congress

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Flip the classroom by having pupils complete discussion questions at home; they could even video record their answers
• Have scholars work in small groups during active reading exercises

Classroom Considerations

• As the eighth installment, resource assumes viewers watched the previous videos in the 20-part series

Pros

• Before, during, and after reading activities help to easily scaffold learning
• Comprehension questions and answer keys help to test for understanding
• Real-life-connection sections give the class a chance to see why this information is relevant today

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.9-10.3 RH.9-10.4 RH.9-10.9 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.4 RH.11-12.9