The Constitution Defender

ONLINE COURSE

Sample Lesson

"How is the Constitution Organized? And What does it Mean?"

Because we believe that the Constitution is a founding document “set in stone” to direct the governing of this country and protect the freedoms of its citizens, it is important to understand how our founders organized it. What was the founders’ original intentions for this document? How did they come up with the idea for a three-branch system?

Assignment
  1. Read page 11 in The Constitution Defender.
  2. Download and Complete the Activity Page, “We the People.”
  3. Listen to the Video Lesson, “What is the Constitution?”
  4. Listen to the Podcast, “What is the Constitution?”
Cartoon of a person in a Uncle Sam hat holding a scroll, overlaid on a timeline about U.S. history.

What is the Constitution?

Podcast - "What is the Constitution?"

Listen to this Tweety-Pie Podcast about the purpose and function of the Constitution of the United States.

Activity Pages