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General Topics

Congress for Kids
http://www.congressforkids.net

The Democracy Project
http://pbskids.org/democracy/educators/index.html

Eighth Grade Civics Lesson Plans
http://www.angelfire.com/az/mgoto2

GovSpot.com
http://www.govspot.com

How Courts Work
http://www.abanet.org/publiced/courts/home.html

Ohio Technology Treasure Chest
http://www.ohiotreasurechest.org/

The National Archive Experience
http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/charters.html

U.S. Constitution Web Portal
http://faculty.fullerton.edu/tgreen/constitution/teacher.htm

 

Articles of Confederation

Articles of Confederation — Gives the text of the articles
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/artconf.asp

Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union
http://www.barefootsworld.net/aoc1777.html

Articles of Confederation Versus the Constitution
http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/chart.art.html

Ben’s Guide to the Articles of Confederation
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/9-12/documents/articles

Comparing the Articles and the Constitution
http://www.usconstitution.net/constconart.html

Independence: The Articles of Confederation
http://congressforkids.net/Independence_articles.htm

The U.S. Constitution.net Timeline
http://www.usconstitution.net/consttime.html

 

Bicameralism

Bicameralism
http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/tocs/v1ch12.html

 

Branches of Government

Ben’s Guide to Branches of Government
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/government/branches.html

Three Branches of Government (Fact Monster)
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0774837.html

The Three Branches of Government
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110221

 

Constitution

America During the Age of Revolution: 1776-1789 Timeline
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/timelin2.html

Ben Across the Curriculum
http://www.benfranklin300.com/curriculum_middle.htm

Ben’s Guide to the Constitution
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/9-12/documents/constitution/index.html

Congress for Kids
http://congressforkids.net/cartoonintro.htm

The Constitution
http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/constitution/section2.rhtml

The Constitution Center
http://constitutioncenter.org

The Constitutional Convention
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/convention

A Constitution Timeline
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/timeline

Fascinating Facts About the Constitution
http://www.usconstitution.com/facts.htm

The History of the Constitution
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/6-8/documents/constitution/background.html

The Interactive Constitution
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/constitution/

National Archives — The Constitution of the United States
http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution.html

Questions and Answers Pertaining to the U. S. Constitution
http://www.usconstitution.com/questionsandanswers.htm

Things That Are Not in the U.S. Constitution
http://usconstitution.net/constnot.html

 

Federalism

National Versus State Government (Grades 3-5)
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/government/index.html

National Versus State Government (Grades 6-8)
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/6-8/government/index.html

 

The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)

The Compromise of the Century
http://www.cyberlearning-world.com/nhhs/amrev/begin.htm

The Great Compromise
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/roosevelt/constitution/greatcompromise.htm

The Making of the Constitution
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/makingoftheconstitution3.htm

The Great Compromise
http://www.homeschoollearning.com/units/unit_09-14-01.shtml


How Laws Are Made

Ben’s Guide, Grades 3-5
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/lawmaking/index.html

Ben’s Guide, Grades 6-8
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/6-8/lawmaking/index.html


New Jersey Plan

New Jersey and the Making of the Constitution
http://zorak.monmouth.edu/~njhist/njconstconvention.html

Virginia and New Jersey Plans
http://library.thinkquest.org/11572/creation/framing/va_nj_plans.html


Shays’ Rebellion

A Little Rebellion Now and Then Is a Good Thing
http://earlyamerica.com/review/summer/letter.html

Shays’ Rebellion (1786-87) and the Constitution
http://www.calliope.org/shays/shays2.html

Shays’ Rebellion
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0844765.html


Signers of the Constitution/Founding Fathers

America’s Founding Fathers
http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution_founding_fathers.html

Big Picture: Name, Age, Education, Experiences of the Delegates From the Several States
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/delegates/bigpicture.html

Introduction to the Constitution Convention — Click on Delegates
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/intro.html

The Signers of the Constitution
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/constitution-day/signers.html


Slavery

The Constitution and the Idea of Compromise
http://www.pbs.org/georgewashington/classroom/index3.html

Constitution Topic: Slavery
http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_slav.html

The Problem of Slavery
http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_ccon.html#slavery

Slavery Under the Constitution
http://www.law.du.edu/russell/lh/alh/docs/slaverycon.html


The Three-Fifths Compromise

Digital History
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/documents/documents_p2.cfm?doc=306

The “Three-Fifths” Compromise
http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/552/The_ThreeFifths_compromise


The Virginia Plan

Virginia Plan by James Madison
http://www.classbrain.com/artteenst/publish/article_34.shtml

Virginia and New Jersey Plans
http://library.thinkquest.org/11572/creation/framing/va_nj_plans.html

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