How Did Americans Observe the 100th Anniversary of the Signing of the Constitution?
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
How do you observe Constitution Day?
Posted in: Constitution
Category: Constitution
The Constitution and Citizenship Day
Posted by: Danna Bell
Did you know that in addition to celebrating the creation of the Constitution on September 17th, the United States also celebrates Citizenship Day?
Posted in: Constitution, Government and Law, Native American History
“A Republic, If You Can Keep It”
Posted by: Danna Bell
In anticipation of Constitution Day, our "Sources and Strategies" article in the September 2016 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, suggested provoking student interest in civic responsibility with an 18th century diary entry. The featured entry was that of James McHenry, written on September 18, 1787.
Posted in: Constitution, Government and Law, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)
Celebrating Constitution Day with Primary Sources
Posted by: Danna Bell
Constitution Day is September 17, and here are some resources from the Library of Congress for learning more and teaching about this important day in United States history.
Posted in: Constitution
Observe Constitution Day with a Library of Congress Primary Source Set
Posted by: Anne Savage
Looking for a way to observe Constitution Day in your classroom or library? Choose from among several ready-to-go activities.
Posted in: Constitution, Government and Law, Teaching Tools
Exploring the Legacy of Magna Carta with Students through Historic Images
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
The medieval English charter known as Magna Carta was intended as a local political document, created to make peace between England's King John and his barons in the early thirteenth century. However, it carried within it powerful ideas about the limits of government and the importance of individual liberty, and its influence has spread across the centuries and around the globe.
Posted in: Constitution, Government and Law, News and Events, World History
Challenging Students to Differentiate Between Election Returns and Results with a Memo and a Telegram from 1864
Posted by: Danna Bell
In the October 2014 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, our "Sources and Strategies" article focused on the presidential election of 1864.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Constitution, Presidents
Encouraging Student Interest in the Economic Context of the Constitution with Continental Currency
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
In the September 2014 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, our "Sources and Strategies" article focused on the economic challenges facing the young United States at the time of the Constitutional Convention. We suggested that continental currency might ignite student interest in the subject.
Posted in: Constitution, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)
The Preamble to the Constitution: Making Inferences About Intent Using Two Drafts from the Library of Congress
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution is well known to many Americans. But the meaning of those 52 words, and the original intent of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, are still widely studied and debated.
Posted in: Constitution