Four Founding Documents and Their Jobs
Match the cards using the notes about Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution and Bill of Rights.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 1Founding Ideas and Government Designs
Connect independence, constitutional design and rights.
Before you begin
- Distinguish laws, constitutions and historical dates.
Choose by skill rather than age alone. Read with an adult when useful, revisit a lesson, or explore another grade.
Follow the lesson sequence
Federalism and Separated Powers
Match the cards using the notes about Federalism, Separation of powers, Checks and balances and Reserved powers.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 2House Senate President and Courts
Match the cards using the notes about House of Representatives, Senate, President and Federal courts.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 3Constitutional Ideals and Unequal Reality
Match the cards using the notes about Principle, Institutional rule, Lived experience and Reform.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 4Review and transfer
After the lessons, try 4 new review cases and a practical task. Each answer has an explanation and a link back to the related lesson.
Open the unit reviewGuest answers are temporary. Keep your own paper or document; this unit does not certify completion or record a school grade.
Topic references
- NCSS C3 Framework: topic reference — Connect independence, constitutional design and rights.
These references informed the topic selection. They do not certify complete standards alignment.