Annenberg Classroom Constitutional Convention. Constitution provides the original text and an explanation of the meaning of each article and amendment. What it says what it means this interactive guide to the u s.
Students work in cooperative learning groups to discuss and debate issues relating to the executive and legislative branches of permistan and then come together as a whole class to participate in a constitutional convention. What it says what it means this interactive guide to the u s. Rhode island fearing national interference in its own state economic initiatives stayed away.
Constitution provides the original text and an explanation of the meaning of each article and amendment.
To ensure engagement during the film students are given the task of collecting a list of the many conflicts and compromises that went into the creation of a new american government. The constitutional convention rubric pdf spells out the requirements to get a grade of a b c or d in each of four areas. Completing the three worksheets executive branch legislative branch and judicial branch using a variety of examples from the six countries previously studied participation in small groups and contributions to the convention debate. The congress whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary shall propose amendments to this constitution or on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the several states shall call a convention for proposing amendments which in either case shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of this constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of the several states or by conventions in three fourths thereof as the one or the other mode.
