Hooty’s Homeroom

Constitution Lapbook

Teaching the Constitution to Elementary Kids

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Notes: This lapbook activity was designed for elementary students. The purpose is to provide a basic understanding of the constitution. An attempt has been made to simplify parts of the constitution for younger learners. If you are wanting to do an in-depth study of the constitution then this file is not for you.

Instructions: To make a basic lapbook, take a manila file folder and open it up. Take the left side and fold it over so that the left edge lines up with the middle crease of the file folder. Do the same with the right side.

Cover

Inside

page 1 page 2 page 3 page 4

page 1 Cut out all pieces around the outside edges. Glue down the title. For the pockets, place glue around the edges between the dashed lines and the solid lines.

glue lines

Directions

page 2

page 2 Cut out the Preamble as one large rectangle. Then cut on the horizontal lines. Place glue behind the title tab. Have students lift up the tabs and write the meaning of the phrase in their own words.

glue line

Directions

page 3 Cut out each rectangle. Place glue at the top between the dashed line and the edge of the paper. Start at the bottom and glue down Article 7 first. Working your way up, add each of the other articles. Write the purpose of each article on the tab after all pieces have been glued down.

glue line

Directions

page 4 Cut out each rectangle. Place glue at the top between the dashed line and the edge of the paper. Start at the bottom and glue down Amendments 11-27 first. Then glue down the Bill of Rights.

glue line

Directions

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Fun Facts

The United States has the

oldest written constitution in the

world.

Our constitution is over

200 years old!

The United States

Constitution has

4, 400 words.

It is the shortest

constitution in the

world.

Fun Facts

The United States has the

oldest written constitution in the

world.

Our constitution is over

200 years old!

The United States

Constitution has

4, 400 words.

It is the shortest

constitution in the

world.

Parts of the Constitution

Preamble

Articles

Amendments

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describes the purpose of the constitution

explains the structure of the government

changes that have been made to the Constitution

Prea

mble

We the People of the United States,

in Order to form a more perfect Union,

establish Justice,

insure domestic Tranquility,

provide for the common defense,

promote the general Welfare,

and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity,

do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Prea

mble

We the People of the United States,

in Order to form a more perfect Union,

establish Justice,

insure domestic Tranquility,

provide for the common defense,

promote the general Welfare,

and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity,

do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

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Articles

Article I

Article I1

Article III

Article IV

Article V

Article V1

Article VII

How the Government is Structured

Bill

of

Rig

hts:

Am

en

dm

ent

s 1-

10

1 –

free

dom

of s

peec

h, fr

eedo

m o

f rel

igio

n, a

nd fr

eedo

m o

f the

pre

ss

2 –

right

to b

ear a

rms

3 –

proh

ibits

qua

rter

ing

of so

ldie

rs

4 –

proh

ibits

unr

easo

nabl

e se

arch

es &

seizu

res

5 –

prot

ects

righ

t of d

ue p

roce

ss

6 –

prot

ects

man

y rig

hts i

n a

crim

inal

case

7

– rig

ht to

tria

l by

jury

8

–pro

hibi

ts e

xces

sive

fines

and

cru

el a

nd u

nusu

al p

unish

men

t 9-

pro

tect

s rig

hts n

ot li

sted

in th

e co

nstit

utio

n 10

– a

ny ri

ght n

ot g

iven

to th

e fe

dera

l gov

ernm

ent b

elon

gs to

the

stat

e

Am

en

dm

ent

s 11-

27

20 -

Fixe

s the

dat

es o

f ter

m c

omm

ence

men

ts fo

r Co

ngre

ss a

nd P

resid

ent

21 –

rep

eals

18th

am

endm

ent

22 –

lim

its th

e pr

esid

ent t

o tw

o te

rms i

n of

fice

23 –

resid

ents

of W

ashi

ngto

n D

.C. g

rant

ed ri

ght t

o vo

te

24 –

abo

lishe

d po

ll ta

x 25

- de

fines

the

proc

ess o

f pre

siden

tial s

ucce

ssio

n 26

– ri

ght t

o vo

te a

t age

18

27 –

Con

gres

s can

not r

aise

thei

r ow

n pa

y; o

nly

the

pay

of

futu

re re

pres

enta

tives

11 –

pro

hibi

ts a

per

son

from

suin

g a

stat

e 12

– re

vise

s pre

siden

tial e

lect

ion

proc

edur

es

13 –

abo

lishe

s sla

very

14

– c

itize

nshi

p 15

– ri

ght t

o vo

te ca

nnot

be

deni

ed b

ased

on

race

16

– a

llow

s gov

ernm

ent t

o co

llect

inco

me

tax

17 –

est

ablis

hes e

lect

ion

of U

S Se

nato

rs b

y di

rect

vot

e 18

–pr

ohib

its a

lcoh

ol

19 –

wom

en’s

right

to v

ote

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