This Amending the Constitution 1-Page Article & Review offers a brief introduction to Constitutional Amendments, useful for the kick-off to your unit on the Bill of Rights and other Constitutional Amendments. Perfect for middle or high school students of Civics, American Government, and American History!
This resource includes:
✯ A short Amending the Constitution Article, which:
- introduces students to the word amendment
- details historic Amendments to the Constitution, such as the Bill of Rights, the 13th, 14th, and 19th
- and briefly explains the process of amending the Constitution.
✯ An Amending the Constitution Review, in which students will:
- Define key terms and concepts, such as the word amendment and the Bill of Rights.
- Complete a graphic organizer of the Amendment process.
- Compare the process of amending the Constitution to that of amending the Articles of Confederation.
- Reflect on the amendment process and why it’s necessarily complex.
This activity is designed to introduce the Florida State Standard for Middle School Civics, SS.7.C.2.4: The Bill of Rights and Other Amendments.
This resource comes as a non-editable PDF and includes an Answer Key. There is also a digital version available through TPT Easel, which can be assigned directly to Google Classroom or shared with your students via a link!
What other teachers are saying about this resource:
“I loved using this resource in my unit on the Constitution!”
I loved using this resource in my unit on the Constitution! I shrunk down the review sheet for my students to put in their interactive notebooks. It was the perfect segue into learning about all 27 amendments!
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— Miss Harris History
“Great resource”
Great resource to teach the process of amending the Constitution in a simple way.
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— Christine F.
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Wonderful resource!
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— Meghan C.
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