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The Bill of Rights

Classroom Resource Information

Title:

The Bill of Rights

URL:

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/road-to-revolution/creating-a-nation/a/the-bill-of-rights

Content Source:

Other
Khan Academy

Type:

Informational Material

Overview:

This article from Khan Academy provides an overview of the Bill of Rights. The first ten amendments to the US Constitution guarantee citizens' essential freedoms and rights. Students can read this article and answer the questions at the end as an assessment. The article can be read in a whole group setting or individually. The article can be assigned through Google Classroom.

Content Standard(s):

Social Studies
SS2010 (2010)
Grade: 12
United States Government

3 ) Analyze major features of the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights for purposes, organization, functions, and principles, including rule of law, federalism, limited government, popular sovereignty, judicial review, separation of powers, and checks and balances.

• Explaining main ideas of the debate over ratification that included the Federalist papers

• Analyzing the Bill of Rights for its application to historical and current issues

• Outlining the formal process of amending the Constitution of the United States

Unpacked Content

Strand: History, Civics and Government

Course Title: United States Government

Evidence Of Student Attainment:

Students:

Analyze key principles of US government by explaining their presence in the US Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Dissect a current or historical issue to identify how the meaning of the U.S. Constitution or one of its key principles is/was debated.
Cite examples and evidence of how the Constitution acquires new meaning through both the amendment process as well as interpretation.

Teacher Vocabulary:

rule of law
federalism
limited government
popular sovereignty
judicial review
separation of powers
checks and balances
ratification
Anti-Federalist
confederation
amending
Federalist
article of the Constitution

Knowledge:

Students know:

Key principles of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights as well as their meaning.
Key arguments given by the Federalists and Anti-Federalists regarding the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
The Constitution is an evolving document through both formal and informal means.
The process by which an amendment can be added to the U.S. Constitution.

Skills:

Students are able to:

Outline the possible paths taken to ratify an amendment to the Constitution.
Interpret how constitutional principles are embedded in current and past issues in US history and politics.
Interpret primary documents from both Federalists and Anti-Federalists.
Analyze a given passage of the U.S. Constitution to identify how it relates to a key principle of American government.

Understanding:

Students understand that:

Many key principles of the Constitution, including judicial review, federalism, limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, rule of law, and popular sovereignty, are embedded in the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights and that their meaning has been debated throughout U.S. history.

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards

AAS Standard:
SS.USG.AAS.12.3- Identify the major purposes of the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights.
SS.USG.AAS.12.3a - Outline the possible paths taken to ratify an amendment to the Constitution.

Tags:

Bill of Rights, US Constitution

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Author:

Ginger Boyd

ALEX Classroom Resource

The Bill of Rights