Structure & Principles of the Constitution BUNDLE for Civics & American History

This Structure & Principles of the Constitution Bundle contains 7 resources for teaching the structure and seven principles of the United States Constitution. There’s a reading passage and comprehension review, matching activities, a gallery walk, and a principles of the Constitution one-pager! Perfect for middle or high school Civics, American History, or American Government classes, this bundle has everything you need for an in-depth, engaging, hands-on review of the structure and principles of the U.S. Constitution! 

This Structures and Principles of the Constitution bundle includes: 

✯ Understanding the United States Constitution | Civics & American History. A reading passage provides an introductory overview of the structure of the Constitution, including the Preamble, seven Articles, and Amendments, as well as the seven constitutional principles. A comprehension review guides students through the article’s main ideas, while a graphic organizer and reflection reinforce key concepts and make students think introspectively about what they have learned!

✯ Structure of the U.S. Constitution Matching for Civics & American History! In this cut-and-paste matching activity, students match summaries to each of the seven Articles of the Constitution, then illustrate the main idea of the section. Synthesizing their understanding into a drawing helps students remember these tricky concepts! 

✯ Structure of the U.S. Constitution Activity for Civics and American History! Students create a headline news “webpage” connecting news stories (real life examples of the government in action, both contemporary and historical) to specific Articles and Sections of the United States Constitution. This cut-and-paste scenarios activity would fit in nicely with a Civics or American Government interactive notebook or lapbook!

✯ Principles of the Constitution Gallery Walk for Civics and American Government. Seven images, including historical and contemporary photographs, political cartoons, and war propaganda posters, demonstrate the seven principles of the Constitution in this interactive gallery walk.

✯ Principles of the Constitution In Action Activity for Civics & American History. Students match historical and contemporary examples of government-in-action to the seven principles of the U.S. Constitution. They then use a direct quotation from the Constitution to explain and defend their analysis.

✯ Principles of the Constitution One-Pager Project for Civics & American History. A creative one-pager project allows students to demonstrate their comprehension of the Constitutional principles by defining and illustrating each one.

✯ Principles of the Constitution Quotation Match for Civics & American Government. Students analyze and interpret primary source quotations from historical sources and connect them to the seven principles of the United States Constitution.

Aligned to the following Florida State Standards for Middle School Civics:

• Standard 3: Demonstrate an understanding of the principles, functions, and organization of government.
• SS.7.CG.1.9: Describe how the U.S. Constitution limits the powers of government through separation of powers, checks and balances, individual rights, rule of law and due process of law.
• SS.7.CG.2.4: Explain how the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights safeguard individual rights.

Also compatible with the Florida State Standards for High School Social Studies:

• SS.912.CG.1.5: Explain how the U.S. Constitution and its amendments uphold political principles.

The resources in this bundle are presented as non-editable, printable PDFs. Where possible, digital TPT Easel resources are also available, which can be assigned directly to your Google Classroom from TPT. Check each resource’s product page via the links above to see if there is a digital copy available.

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