The US Constitution
(Add your name)
Now What??
 Describe what happened after the
Revolutionary War in no less than 3 bullets
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What is the history of the Constitution?
 Directions: Listen to the presentation and fill in the blanks with the most
correct answers.
The first document to attempt a creation of a ____________ government
was ___________________. When it failed, ___ (#) delegates from each
_______ met in _______________ to write a new constitution. Some of the
notable people included _________________________________________.
The President of the Constitutional ____________ was ________________.
The “Father of the Constitution” was _____________________. The
purpose of the Constitution is to ___________________________________.
An interesting fact of the history of the Constitution is
_______________________________________________________________
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Preamble ABCs
 Directions:
 Read the Preamble to the US Constitution.
 For each box in the table, choose one significant
word from the Preamble that begins with that letter
and add it to the box with the corresponding letter
 For letters that do not have a corresponding word in
the Preamble, get creative. You could choose a word
with that letter in the middle or choose a word that
described the Constitution
Preamble ABCs – Day 2
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
P
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Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
Y
Z
Rewrite the Preamble
in your own words
Constitutional Scavenger Hunt
Great Compromise
 After today’s lesson, write an historical paragraph below in another color
“How did the Great Compromise convince a majority
of states to sign the Constitution?”
3/5ths Compromise
 Describe the 3/5th Compromise from 3 different points-of-view
 A slaveholder from the South:
 A Northerner:
 A Slave
Articles of the Constitution
Use this link. Play the game. Complete the table.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usa_game/government/branches_government.htm
Branch
Branch
Branch
DO:
DO:
DO:
WHO:
WHO:
WHO:
CHECKS & BALANCES
CHECKS & BALANCES
CHECKS & BALANCES
Federalists vs. Anti-federalists
Insert text boxes into each quadrant to complete
Election
 List the steps to becoming President
Election – Create a Propaganda Poster
Bill of Rights
Add a picture that represents each Amendment for the Bill of Rights. Each picture should have its own animation so
that hitting the space bar once pulls up Amendment 1, hitting the space bar pulls up Amendment 2, etc.
What is the history of the Constitution?
Enrichment Activity / Ben Franklin
 Directions: click on the link below.
 http://docsteach.org/activities/8212/detail
 Click on “Start Activity.” You will be matching primary
source documents and their descriptions as they describe
the role Benjamin Franklin played in writing the founding
documents of our country
 When you are done with the activity the picture of Ben
Franklin on the $100 bill will show indicating you have
completed the activity. “Snip” this picture and paste it to
the next slide
 Then answer the question at the bottom of the slide
What is the history of the Constitution?
Enrichment Activity / Ben Franklin
 In my opinion, Benjamin Franklin’s most important
contribution to America was ______________________
because _______________________________________.
Preamble to the Constitution
Enrichment Activity-Preamble
 Click on the following link
 http://docsteach.org/activities/68/detail
 Click on “Start Activity”
 When done, answer the questions below:
 What is the difference between the original draft and the final
version?
 What does this tell us about the Founding Fathers’ thinking?
 What is the significance of this change?
Checks & Balances
Enrichment Activity
 Click on the link below
 http://docsteach.org/activities/7275/detail
 Click on “Start Activity”
 When done, fill in the blanks below
 CHECKS & BALANCES MEANS: ___________________
The Legislative Branch
provides checks and
balances by:
The Executive Branch
provides checks and
balances by:
The Judicial Branch
provides checks and
balances by:
Enrichment Activities
 http://www.pbs.org/tpt/constitution-usa-peter-
sagal/constitution-games/branches-power/