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Download full textCarlson, Don M. – 2001
This activity for students in grade 12 aims to increase their knowledge of the U.S. Constitution and its fundamental ideas: checks and balances, separation of powers, Bill of Rights, and the amendments. Students judge the constitutional powers of each brand of government by participating in the power game. The activity explains how the game is…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Democracy, Educational Games, Federal Government
Houghton, Robert – 2000
When George Washington was sworn in as the first President of the United States on April 30, 1789, the U.S. Constitution had already been ratified, yet the future of the new country was at risk. Some people wanted a bill of rights added to the U.S. Constitution to guarantee individual liberties. Two groups opposed each other--the Federalists…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Civil Liberties, Constitutional History, Critical Thinking
