Teaching the Emancipation Proclamation on Constitution Day
This Constitution Day, the National Endowment for the Humanities asks, how is the Emancipation Proclamation like the U.S. Constitution?
Creating the United States
Even the Founding Fathers wrote rough drafts! Interact with early versions of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights.
Bill of Rights Institute
What would life be like without freedoms we take for granted—of the press, right to assembly, and more?
iCivics
Games can be more than mindless fluff. When content-rich, they can engage your students in learning during play.
Bill of Rights
Whitman Ridgway outlines some of the context in which the Bill of Rights was created and arguments surrounding its creation.
Teaching the Bill of Rights
Daunted by teaching the Bill of Rights and its complex vocabulary to students? Middle-school teacher Christine Valenti explains how she introduces her students to the Amendments.
Founding Documents
History lessons on the founding documents invariably include the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
James Madison's Failed Amendments
Apportionment in the House of Representatives and pay raises for Congress fell by the wayside—at least temporarily.
Teaching Resources for Constitution Day
Constitution Day is September 17.
Our Documents
Presents 100 milestone documents in American history, from the Richard Henry Lee Resolution of June 7, 1776, to the Voting Rights Act of 1965.