The Constitution and Its History
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Subject Area: Social Studies | Grade Level: 7
Lesson Length: 45 minutes
Keywords/Tags: U.S. Constitution
Lesson Description: In this lesson, students will understand how the constitution was created and the history behind it.

  • SS.7.C.1.5 Identify how the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation led to the writing of the Constitution.
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Video : The Constitution, the Articles, and Federalism: Crash Course US History #8
Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.")
Description: This video will help to understand how the U.S. constitution came to be, and why it needed to replace the Articles of Confederation.
Quiz : U.S. Constitution History
Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.
Question #1

What year was the Constitution created?

Question #2
Were African-Americans and slaves counted fully for the population?
Question #3

What fraction of worth was placed on Slaves by the constitution?

Question #4
Each state is given two seat for the House of Representatives.
Question #5
Each state is given two seats per state for the Senate.
Question #6

How were the number of seats decided for the House of representatives?

Question #7
The Articles of Confederation failed because the central goveement did not have enough power over the states.
Question #8
Under the Articles of Confederation, it took eight of thirteen votes to pass. 
Question #9

How many votes did it take to pass something under the Articles of Confederation?

Question #10
Under the Articles of Confederation, could the central govement collect taxes?
Description: This quiz will make sure students watched and understood the video.
Resources : Additional Resources
Instructions: Please see additional external resources below. Feel free visit each link to learn more about this lesson.
Facts about the Constitution
Quick Facts
Amendment Process
Amending the Constitution
General Constitution Info
More information on the Constitution.
Description: These resources will give more information about the Constitution.