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Creating the Constitution and the Bill of Rights

5th Grade · Social Studies · US-UT-SS

11 lessons

Goal

Examine the drafting, compromises, and ratification of the U.S. Constitution and analyze the fundamental protections established by the Bill of Rights.

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  1. Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and the Call for ReformUp next
  2. The Constitutional Convention of 1787 in PhiladelphiaNot started yet
  3. The Great Compromise: Large States Versus Small StatesNot started yet
  4. The Three-Fifths Compromise and Debates Over SlaveryNot started yet
  5. Federalists Versus Anti-Federalists and the Ratification DebatesNot started yet
  6. The Bill of Rights: Protecting Individual FreedomsNot started yet
  7. The First Amendment: Five Essential LibertiesNot started yet
  8. Rights of the Accused: The Fourth Through Eighth AmendmentsYou are here
  9. How Constitutional Amendments Expand Rights Over TimeNot started yet
  10. Judicial Interpretation and a Changing ConstitutionNot started yet
  11. The Constitution as a Transformative Governing DocumentNot started yet
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Learning standards covered

us-utU.S. I Standard 4.3Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Students will use historic case studies and current events to trace how and explain why the rights, liberties, and responsibilities of citizens have changed over time.