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Introduction Delegates to the Constitutional Convention The Work Begins Writing the Constitution The Great Compromise Signing the Constitution Ratifying the Constitution Bill of Rights Powers of the Federal Government The Three Branches of Government Checks and Balances Amendments Women - The Right to Vote

  

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Because of his poor health, Benjamin Franklin needed help to sign the Constitution. As he left the Pennsylvania State House after the final meeting of the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787, Benjamin Franklin was approached by the wife of the mayor of Philadelphia. She was curious as to what the new government would be. Franklin replied, “A republic, madam. If you can keep it.” What do you think he meant by that?  Why do you think we have been able to keep this republic? 


The Signers of the Constitution


 

Ratifying the Constitution Signing the Constitution Delegates to the Constitutional Convention The Work Begins Writing the Constitution The Great Compromise Bill of Rights Powers of the Federal Government The Three Branches of Government Checks and Balances Amendments Women - The Right to Vote

 
Signing the Constitution

The Articles of Confederation or the Constitution
http://home.att.net/~betsynewmark/TrivConfedConst.htm
Multiple-choice exercise. Choose the correct answer for each question.

Celebrate the Constitution
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/constitution_day/
Do you know your rights? After starting the game, drag each statement that appears on your screen to the document where it belongs.  Place one correct statement in each of the four documents.  Get all four right and you’re a Constitution Whiz Kid!  If you don’t want to play, click on any of the links on the page to learn more about the Constitution.

Concentration - Vocabulary of the U.S. Constitution http://www.quia.com/cc/66544.html
Teaches students terms from the original text of the U.S. Constitution. Try to uncover matching pairs of cards

The Constitution
http://www.quia.com/jq/19766.html
Mini quiz

The Constitution of the United States
http://www.congressforkids.net/games/signingconstitution/
constitutionofus.htm
Print the multiple-choice quiz and pick the best choice that answers each question.

Constitution
http://www.congressforkids.net/games/signingconstitution/
constitution.htm
Print this quiz and choose the best answer from the multiple-choices given.

Flashcards - Vocabulary of the U.S. Constitution http://www.quia.com/jfc/66544.html
Teaches students terms from the original text of the U.S. Constitution. Click on the flashcard to flip it over. Press Other Side on Top to start showing the reverse sides of the flashcards first. Press Remove Card to remove the current card from the deck. Press Try Again Later to keep the current card in the deck and try it again later. Press Restart to put all the cards back in the deck.

Matching - Vocabulary of the U.S. Constitution http://www.quia.com/mc/66544.html
Teaches students terms from the original text of the U.S. Constitution. Find the matching squares.

Mini Quiz - The Constitution
http://www.quia.com/jq/19766.html

Quiz
http://www.quia.com/tq/126674.html
Use the information you learned to see how much you know about the U.S. Constitution.

Signers of the Constitution Word Search
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/9-12/games/wordsearch.html
Thirty-nine of the fifty-five delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution. Find the names of these men by looking forwards, backwards, and diagonally.

U.S. Constitution
http://www.congressforkids.net/games/signingconstitution/
usconstitution.htm
Print the multiple-choice quiz and pick the best choice that answers each question.

U.S. Constitution
http://www.thepotters.com/puzzles/kids/constitution.html
Printable wordsearch puzzle

U.S. Constitution KWL
http://www.abcteach.com/constitution/kwl.htm
Printable chart - What do you know about the Constitution? What would you like to know about the Constitution? What have you learned about the Constitution?

The U.S. Constitution Power Grab Game
http://rims.k12.ca.us/power_grab_game/
This activity will increase your knowledge of the Constitution and it's fundamental ideas: checks and balances, separation of powers, Bill of Rights and amendments. When finished you will be able to: identify the three branches of American government, describe the function of each branch of government, explain how the "checks and balances" system functions to protect the individual citizen from illegal power hungary politicians, describe how each branch of government is "separate" in its powers to the other branches of government, and explain how the amendments to the Constitution function today.

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When the Constitution was signed, the United States’ population was 4 million. Philadelphia was the nation’s largest city, with 40,000 inhabitants.

Surf with Uncle Sam
Surf with Uncle Sam

Word Spy
Word Spy

Projects You Can Do

Name some of signers of the Constitution.

Divide your group into four small groups. Assign each group one of the following signers: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, or Alexander Hamilton.

Imagine you are newspaper reporters in 1787 covering the signing of the Constitution. You will meet with each of the four signers noted above and ask three questions. Each group should brainstorm the questions they would ask each signer.

Before you can ask the questions, you must research information about each person and about the Constitution. Use various library sources or use the following sites as starting points for research.

 

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