Name_____________________________
Block____________
Project: The “living” Constitution - HONORS
Due Date:
January 9th
Objective:
create a project for a culmination of both the “roots of democracy” and “constitution” units
Directions:
depict that the constitution is a “living” document that changes with society, including all the
requirements listed below
Materials:
Be creative! It’s up to you to decide how you depict the information for this project, but make sure you
meet all the project requirements…and have fun doing it too!
Requirements:
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The five fundamental principles of government
o Define each of the five fundamental principles of government
o Give an example or current event for each fundamental principle of government
The “roots of democracy”/ documents that influenced the Constitution
o List the documents in correct historical order
o Each document should include the following:
 Author(s)
 Year(s) written
 Significance/purpose(s)
 Fundamental principle(s) found in the document
Preamble to the Constitution
o The meaning of each “job” given to the government in the preamble
o Give an example or current event for each of the purposes listed in the Preamble
 Make sure to include the site for the current events
All seven articles of the Constitution
o Include the branch of government set-up in Articles I, II and III
 Each branch should include the following:
 Who makes up that branch of government
 What the job or role of that branch of government is
o Make sure to explain what each article means – especially article VI
Amendments to the Constitution
o The total number of amendments
o What the bill of rights is
 All rights given to citizens in each amendment of the Bill of Rights
The project should be creative and colorful
Alternative/Additional Points can be given for things like an explanation of the amendment process, a description of all
amendments to the Constitution, details of who makes up each branch of government (who our reps in congress are,
the supreme court justices, the line of succession for the office of the president, etc.), questions to review the
amendments or any other additional information, and any other creative ways to review this material you can think of 
HONORS
RUBRIC
Requirement
Project is colorful and
creative
Fundamental Principles of
Government
(definitions/descriptions and current event or
example of each)
Roots of Democracy
(name, author, year, significance and
fundamental principle of each)
Preamble to the
Constitution
Name______________________________________
Date project was turned in:_______________
Block______
Points
Points
Possible Received
Comments
5
10
35
12
(meaning and example of each “job”)
Articles to the Constitution
(branches from I, II, and III and description of
each; and description of all other articles)
Amendments
(total number and description of the
amendments to the Bill of Rights)
13
25
EXTRA POINTS ?
TOTAL: _______________________
Name_____________________________
Block____________
Project: The “living” Constitution
Due Date:
January 9th
Objective:
create a project for a culmination of both the “roots of democracy” and “constitution” units
Directions:
depict that the constitution is a “living” document that changes with society, including all the
requirements listed below
Materials:
Be creative! It’s up to you to decide how you depict the information for this project, but make sure you
meet all the project requirements…and have fun doing it too!
Requirements:






The five fundamental principles of government
o Define each of the five fundamental principles of government
o Give an example of each fundamental principle
The “roots of democracy”/ documents that influenced the Constitution
o List the documents in correct historical order
o Each document should include the following:
 Author(s)
 Year(s) written
 Significance/purpose(s)
Preamble to the Constitution
o Meaning of each of the purposes listed in the Preamble
The first three articles of the Constitution
o Include the branch of government set-up in Articles I, II and III
 Each branch should include the following:
 Who makes up that branch of government
 What the job or role of that branch of government is
Amendments to the Constitution
o The total number of amendments
o What the bill of rights is
 All rights given to citizens in each amendment of the Bill of Rights
The project should be creative and colorful
Alternative/Additional Points can be given for things like the an explanation of the amendment process, the
fundamental principles found in each founding document, current events that depict those “jobs” given to the
government in the preamble, descriptions of all the articles to the Constitution, a description of all amendments to the
Constitution, details of who makes up each branch of government (who our reps in congress are, the supreme court
justices, the line of succession for the office of the president, etc.), a current event for each fundamental principle of
government – including the source, questions to review the amendments or any other additional information, and any
other creative ways to review this material you can think of 
ACADEMIC
RUBRIC
Requirement
Name______________________________________
Date project was turned in:_______________
Block______
Points
Points
Possible Received
Project is colorful and
creative
5
Fundamental Principles of
Government
10
Comments
(definition and example of each)
Roots of Democracy
(name, author, year and significance of each)
Preamble to the
Constitution
(meaning of each “job” given to the
government)
Articles to the Constitution
(branches from I, II, and III and description of
those branches of government)
Amendments
(total number and description of the
amendments to the Bill of Rights)
20
6
9
25
EXTRA POINTS ?
TOTAL: _______________________