Articles and the New Constitution
Match the cards using the notes about Articles of Confederation, Constitutional framework, Ratification and Amendment.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 1Constitution Rights and Amendments
Explain constitutional design and changes in protections.
Before you begin
- Identify the founding documents and federal branches.
Choose by skill rather than age alone. Read with an adult when useful, revisit a lesson, or explore another grade.
Follow the lesson sequence
First Amendment Freedoms
Match the cards using the notes about Speech, Press, Peaceful assembly and Petition.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 2Reconstruction Amendments
Match the cards using the notes about Thirteenth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Fifteenth Amendment and Enforcement gap.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 3Nineteenth Amendment and Continuing Barriers
Match the cards using the notes about Legal change, Organizing, Petition and advocacy and Continuing barrier.
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 — Explain constitutional design and changes in protections.
These references informed the topic selection. They do not certify complete standards alignment.