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Constitution Exercise
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Constitution Exercise
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History Interactive
http://www.michiganepic.org/coredemocratic.html
The Middles Ages
http://142.3.219.38/RR/database/RR.09.96/gareau1.html
Collaborative Thematic Unit Theme: The Middle Ages
http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/midage.htm
Center for Civic Education: Teacher Materials
http://www.civiced.org/trs_index.html
Constitutional Rights Foundations
http://www.crf-usa.org/
Ethics in Education
http://www.ethicsineducation.com/
Economania-Economics Web Quest
http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/Medvetz/webquest/index.html
Foundation for Teaching Economics
http://www.fte.org/
The Ancient Civilization Challenge
http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/wingatt/index.htm
Board Games of the Ancient world
http://students.itec.sfsu.edu/edt628/dstorz/index1.html
Ancient Egypt Thematic Unit
http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/Egypt.htm
Ancient Egypt Web Quest
http://www.iwebquest.com/egypt/ancientegypt.htm
Ancient Egypt Multicultural lesson
http://pw2.netcom.com/~rajean/lesson1.html
Webquest: The Great Depression
http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq1/webquest.htm
Explorers: You are the Historian
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/pershing/explorers/teacher.htm
Explorers of the New World
http://www.dowslane.org/explore.htm
Pearl Harbor Webquest
http://www.scs.k12.tn.us/pearl_harbor_webquest/remembering_pearl_harbor.htm
Pearl Harbor Webquest for younger students
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112601/
Inventions Webquest
http://www.dowslane.org/inventions.html
Who Were the Ancient Greeks
http://www.educate.org.uk/teacher_zone/classroom/history/unit14.htm
Dr. Martin Luther King Scavenger Hunt
http://users.rcn.com/tstrong.massed/Martin.htm
Travel to Latin America Web Quest
http://www.lr.k12.nj.us/site/cherokee/library/reca.htm
Map Web Quest
http://www.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/mapadventure/map.htm
Signing of the Declaration of Independence and other free US History coloring pages
http://web.ndak.net/~sunshine/declaration.html
MLK Day of Service
http://www.mlkday.org/
Viva Cesar E. Chavez!
http://www.sfsu.edu/~cecipp/cesar_chavez/chavezhome.htm
History Link 101
http://www.historylink101.com/
Margaret Mead: Human Nature and the Power of Culture
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/mead/mead-over.html
Veteran’s History Project
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/vets/
National Geographic’s Remembering Pearl Harbor
http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/
Secret Service: Know Your Money
http://www.treas.gov/usss/index.htm?contact.htm&1
National Geographic’s Go West with Lewis and Clark
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/index.html
Splendors of the Ancient World
http://www2.sptimes.com/Egypt/Artifacts/Default.html
Ancient Greece
http://library.thinkquest.org/17709/indexn.htm
Ancient Greece
http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/OakViewES/harris/96-97/agespages/greece/greece.html
War Eagles Coloring Book
http://www.war-eagles-air-museum.com/coloring.html
The Middle Ages: The Crusades
http://www.acsamman.edu.jo/~ms/crusades/index.html
History Happens—US History
http://www.ushistory.com/
The Quakers
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/colonial_times/quakers.htm
Ben’s Guide to the US Government for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/index.html
Center for Civic Education
http://www.civiced.org/index.html
Ancient Egypt Photo Gallery
http://www.freemaninstitute.com/RTGhistory.htm
Neferchichi’s Tomb
http://www.neferchichi.com/index.html
 Constitution Exercise
The Constitution exercise listed is a really great one. It is presented here so students can do it on their own but can be easily adapted to suit your goal. I use this as an absolute introduction to the US Constitution. Here's how it works. You make up question cards. You may want to make two sets if you have a particularly large class. Students are paired off. Each pair is given two answer sheets and two copies of the Constitution. Give each pair a question card. Tell students they must answer in complete sentences, record the article and section in which the answer is found and show you or your aid if you have one, their correct answer before the next question can be picked up.
You may assess student performance by mingling the room and making sure all students are actively participating. This exercise serves to familiarize students with the structure of the US Constitution as a document and the structure of the US government as outlined in the context of the Constitution.
Getting Started---
Directions for Students: Highlight the worksheet, then hit print. You will find the answers to the questions within the U.S. Constitution. Write the answer and the Article and Section of the Constitution where you found the answer.
Directions for Teachers
Pick a question card from your stack and read it aloud. Have students search for the answer on their own. Once students find the answer, demonstrate answering in a complete sentence and recording the article and section in which the answer is found.
Question
Answer
Article
Section
What are the qualifications to run for the President of the US?


 
What are the two bodies that make up Congress?


 
What is a Presidential Veto?


 
Who makes the laws?
How many Senators does each State have?
How is the number of delegates each state has in the House of Representatives decided?
What is impeachment?
What acts are considered impeachable offenses?
Who presides as judge in an impeachment trial?
Who acts as the jury during an impeachment trial?
When voting finally takes place at the end of the impeachment trial, how many votes must there be against the President to oust him?
What group test the Constitutionality of laws and bills?
What branch of the US government does the President represent?
How long is the term of office for a Supreme Court Justice?
What's the term of office for a US senator?
How often are members of the house of representatives elected?
Do all members come up for re-election at the same time?
What branch of the US government controls the purse strings?
How does a bill become a law?
What is the term of office for the Presidency?