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Constitution Day and Citizenship Day Resources
Elementary Level Guiding Questions
Big Ideas: Rules, fairness, community, and the importance of working together
What is the Constitution, and why do we have it?
Why do people make rules? What happens if there are no rules?
What does it mean to be fair? How does the Constitution help make things fair?
What are some rights that the Constitution protects?
Who makes the rules in our school, community, and country?
What are responsibilities we have as members of a community or country?
How do people work together to make decisions in our country
How do leaders get chosen in our government?
What are some ways we can speak up or help make changes in our community?
What does it mean to be a good citizen?
Kids complete various games and activities to improve their knowledge and understanding of civics and government. The website also includes a glossary section to help children understand government terms used and infographics.
Listen as the Constitution answers questions about what this document means for our country, while sharing some important amendments along the way.
Teach kids the basics with this music video in which Jade and Max work through what the government does, how it’s supposed to function, and what role kids can play.
Secondary Level Guiding Questions
Big Ideas: Power, rights, structure of government, civic engagement, historical context
Why did the Framers create the Constitution, and what problems were they trying to solve?
How does the Constitution limit power and protect individual rights?
What are the key principles of the Constitution (e.g., popular sovereignty, checks and balances, federalism)?
How has the Constitution changed over time? What does this tell us about our country?
How does the Bill of Rights protect people’s freedoms?
What is the relationship between rights and responsibilities in a democracy?
How does the Constitution affect your daily life?
How do different people and groups participate in the constitutional system (e.g., voting, protesting, writing laws)?
Who was included and excluded in the original Constitution, and how have those exclusions been addressed?
How can students use their voice to engage with issues related to the Constitution today?
Can you find a path forward for a new nation... with a lot of disagreements?
Be Washington is a first-person, fifteen-minute interactive leadership experience.
How did a meeting intended to revise the Articles of Confederation lead to the new Constitution for the United States?
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