constitution

The Constitution of the United States.

In "Democracy at work", learn about another side of the American government, both past and present.

"Following the Civil War, feelings were mixed about the freedoms that Lincoln had granted to African American citizens through his Emancipation Proclamation. A group in Louisiana decided to challenge a state law that required companies to have railway cars separated by race. They orchestrated a situation in which a white-looking black man would sit in the white only part of the train and announce he was colored. In a landmark decision that supported the racist feelings in some areas of the country following the Civil War, the effort to secure equal rights at this time failed. The book provides insight into the details of the case and also includes questions to consider, primary source documents, and a chronology"--Amazon.com.

Learn how the U.S. Constitution established the Americangovernment and what this document means for modern Americans.Additional features to aid comprehension include fact-filled captions and sidebars, detailed photographs, informational diagrams, a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research,an index, and an introduction to the author.

20 min. video, resource kit includes reproducibles,case studies, projects, research and debate ideas.

Discusses the first ten amendments to the Constitution and the rights which they are intended to protect.

Documents used during the time of the Constitution with pictures and maps.

An illustrated, child's eye version of the meaning of the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States.