Published on Wed, 04/12/2023
When the Founding generation talked about the pursuit of happiness they had specific ideas in mind– a tranquility or contentment–the ability to look back on one’s life and feel satisfied with one’s decisions and behavior. To that generation, living a virtuous life was key to human happiness.
Kelley Brown, The Pursuit of Happiness:
Students will practice summarizing interpretations of Freedoms of Speech under
the First Amendment.
Published on Thu, 01/30/2020
The 2020 Census launched in frozen Alaska this month. The occasion offers many ways to engage student interest and historical thinking.
The following set of resources from the Library of Congress was prepared for Special Education in Institutional Settings (SEIS). The set presents primary source documents and images on two main units of study: The American Revolution and the U.S. Constitution. There are abundant resources on the American Revolution and U.S. Constitution. Therefore, this set recommends a careful selection of the most engaging. Teachers and students can focus on the most valuable sources from the era for use in classroom or research settings.
Published on Sun, 11/25/2018
A new lesson, appropriate for 8th grade civics and adaptable for other grades, asks: What impact did the Magna Carta have on the U.S. Constitution and the shaping of the 14th Amendment? With a particular emphasis placed on the due process of law, students analyze and organize primary source documents ranging from a British Court of Common Pleas from 1610 to Chief Justice Warren’s notes on Miranda v. Arizona in 1966.
Published on Fri, 10/26/2018
“...establish justice…” “...promote the general welfare….” “...secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity…” Just in time for election day, here is a simple lesson on the founding goals for the government of the United States, adaptable for all grade levels.
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