Unit 3: System

Congress-Kids in the House https://kids-clerk.house.gov/middle-school/

Shepard Software Games

https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usa_game/government/index.htm

Which Founding Father are you?

https://www.constitutionfacts.com/?page=foundingFatherShort.cfm

Preamble

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Principles of the Constitution

Popular Sovereignty

Federalism

Republicanism

Separation of Powers

Checks and Balances

Limited Government

Individual Rights

Poster Project rubric https://www.rcampus.com/rubricshowc.cfm?code=Q2W7C86&sp=yes

Bill of Rights

https://billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/bill-of-rights/

https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs

https://www.ducksters.com/history/us_bill_of_rights.php

I Civics Game

https://www.icivics.org/games/do-i-have-right

Annenberg Game

https://www.annenbergclassroom.org/resource/annenberg-classrooms-thats-right/

Match Game

http://texaslregames.org/games_web_eng/BOR/billofrights.html

Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVtePB8Iu9E

How a case makes the Supreme Court

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEjgAXxrkXY

Bill of Rights

Directions:

In the first group of 5, read the amendments and list the protections you are given by that amendment. You can use your book or some of the other resources I have provided for you to accomplish this. For example, the second amendment protects your right to own a gun. I think.

From this home group, pick a number 1 through 5. You will go to the specialist group to accomplish the next task.

Group 1 Amendment #1

2 Amendments # 2,3

3 Amendments # 4,5

4 Amendments # 6,7,8

5 Amendments # 9,10

For each amendment(s) please read the section of the book that corresponds with the amendment. You should be reading in chapter 10. Then, please do the following things: