Unit 1 Resources
Student Resource
The Articles of Confederation. America.gov. 8 Jan. 2008. 23 July 2008 http://www.america.gov/st/pubs-english/2007/November/20071116174253xjsnommis0.2778284.html
The Articles of Confederation. The Avalon Project. Yale Law School. 23 July 2008 http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/artconf.htm#art1
A Brief Overview of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court of the United States. 23 July 2008 http://www.supremecourtus.gov/about/briefoverview.pdf
The Constitution and the Federal Judiciary. Understanding the Federal Courts.23 July 2008 http://www.uscourts.gov/understand03/content_1_0.html
Constitutional Topic: Articles of Confederation. The United States Constitution Online. 23 July 2008 http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_arti.html
The Court and Constitutional Interpretation. The Supreme Court of the United States. 9 May 2008 http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/www.supremecourtus.gov/about/constitutional.pdf
Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787 reported by James Madison: June 18. Avalon Project at Yale Law School. 23 July 2008 www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/debates/618.htm
The Executive Branch – Presidency. Congress for Kids. The Dirksen Center. 23 July 2008 http://www.congressforkids.net/Executivebranch_president.htm
The Federal Courts and American Government. Understanding the Federal Courts. 23 July 2008 http://www.uscourts.gov/understand03/content_2_0.html
The Great Compromise. Congress for Kids. 23 July 2008 http://www.congressforkids.net/Constitution_greatcompromise.htm
The House of Burgesses. Britain in the New World. Beyond Books. 23 July 2008 http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/2f.asp
Interactive Constitution. National Constitution Center. 23 July 2008 http://www.constitutioncenter.org/constitution/
Issues: Free Speech. The American Civil Liberties Union. 23 July 2008 http://www.aclu.org/freespeech/index.html
Lesson 1: Why Do We Need a Government? The Center for Civic Education. 23 July 2008 http://www.civiced.org/index.php?page=MS_Student_Book
The Making of the Constitution. Social Studies for Kids. 23 July 2008 http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/makingoftheconstitution3.htm
McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum. 23 July 2008 http://www.freedommuseum.us/
“Problems with the Articles.” The Making of the Constitution. Social Studies for Kids. 23 July 2008 http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/makingoftheconstitution1.htm
Shays’ Rebellion. The Robinson Library. 23 July 2008 http://www.robinsonlibrary.com/america/uslocal/newengland/massachusetts/history/shays.htm
Shays’ Rebellion (1786-87) and the Constitution. Calliope. 23 July 2008 http://www.calliope.org/shays/shays2.html
Thomas: Legislative Information Available on the Internet. Library of Congress. 2003. 23 July 2008
The United States Constitution. National Archives. 23 July 2008 http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution_transcript.html
United States Constitution, Article I. US Constitution.net. 23 July 2008 http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html#Article1
United States Constitution – Preamble. Cornell Law School. 23 July 2008 http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.preamble.html
United States House of Representatives. 23 July 2008 http://www.house.gov/
United States Senate. 23 July 2008 http://www.senate.gov>.
The Virginia House of Burgesses. Social Studies for Kids. 23 July 2008 http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/houseofburgesses.htm