Brand New! Constitution Duel
As you take this Constitution Duel you will be asked to answer 15 multiple choice questions to defend your constitutional honor. All questions will come from 4 categories; the Constitution, primary source documents, landmark Supreme Court cases, and historic people.Take the quiz as an individual, or as a team - get your whole class involved and challenge another classroom to a Constitution knowledge duel!
Have fun – and remember to take the quiz more than once, each quiz has different questions!
Representative Government Video
You’ve told us that students often confuse republics and democracies. Do your students understand the key differences? The Bill of Rights Institute has created a short, engaging video for Constitution Day on the constitutional principle of representative government. Exciting visuals from current events, an engaging historical narrative, brief scholar interviews, familiar music, and memorable quotes will make this 7-minute video perfect for use on Constitution Day, and every day! A short viewing guide is also available to guide your students through the content. If you can't access YouTube in your classroom - watch the video on TeacherTube.
Middle and High School Constitution Lessons
Make sure you have the resources you need to explore the Constitution with your class this Constitution Day! We have complete classroom lessons for both middle school and high school classes that are sure to engage your students! Each lesson includes a warm-up activity, a full lesson, a wrap-up activity, and homework.
Life Without the Bill of Rights?
Celebrate Constitution Day with a fun, interactive game - Life Without the Bill of Rights? is a click-and-explore activity that asks you to consider how life would change without some of our most cherished freedoms. Life Without the Bill of Rights invites you to understand the significance of constitutionally-protected rights including freedom of religion, speech, and press, freedom from unreasonable search and seizure, and the rights of private property. To guide students through the activity, use our free graphic organizer.
Madison's Notes are Missing
Looking for a fun resources on the Constitutional Convention? Look no further! Madison's Notes are Missing is an interactive flash experience that takes you back in time to the Constitutional Convention. The time-traveler will ask questions of the Founders and report their findings in a news story. Each Founder is voiced and animated.
Being an American Essay Contest
"How does the Constitution establish and maintain a culture of liberty?" Students in grades 9-12 across the country will explore the Constitution in an essay for 1,000 words for a chance to win $1,000! Visit the Being an American Essay Contest webpage for more information about the Contest and to download a free lesson to use in your classroom. Use this free lesson to implement the Essay Contest into you classroom in no time!
Other Resources
Tune in to Constitution Hall Pass with the National Constitution Center
You won’t want to miss Constitution Hall Pass—viewed by over a million students on Constitution Day last year! This FREE, fun and fascinating webcast allows teachers and students to learn more about this historic day while chatting live with the National Constitution Center’s education staff. All you need to participate is an internet connection! This year’s NEW episode, Constitution Hall Pass: Freedom of Expression, brings the story of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights to life and celebrates artists, writers and musicians throughout history who have exercised their right to free expression. The episode will be available on the Center’s website on September 16, with a live chat from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST.
Help your students engage with the Constitution by using these free lessons in your classroom.
Americapedia is a concise but thorough online reference guide for anyone interested in American history. It is divided into five key categories: People, Constitution, Documents, Landmark Supreme Court Cases, and Civic Values.
Explore our America's Founders gallery features compilations of educational information for twelve of America's Founders. Learn more about the important individuals who framed our constitutional republican system of government.
Although reading about the Founding documents (in textbooks, journal articles, or other secondary sources) is important, reading the Founding documents themselves is the best way to understand the purpose of our national government, the liberties we enjoy, and how those liberties continue to affect and shape our free society. Explore the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and others written between 1764 and 1791.