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US Constitution | Elementary Curriculum

Elementary Curriculum: US Constitution Find lesson plans, student activity sheets, interactive resources, classroom videos, and free professional development resources to expand your knowledge of the US Constitution. Image: Junius Brutus Stearns,...

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Lincoln, Civil Liberties, and the Constitution

Government and Civics

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1839

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

The Jubilee of the Constitution a Discourse.

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Autograph letter signed

1788/02/20

Stewart, Walter, 1756-1796

to William Irvine re: opposition to Constitution

Stewart writes to Irvine, a Penna. delegate to the Continental Congress: "It is expected by the Anti-Federal Party that very extensive Petitions will be laid before them against the new Constitution. I however think they have abated much in their...

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Historical Context: The Survival of the US Constitution

Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

The United States has the oldest written national framework of government in the world. At the end of the twentieth century, there were about 159 other national constitutions in the world, and 101 had been adopted since 1970. While...