The best place to find a printable copy of the Constitution is at the National Constitution Center website.
The National Archives is the permanent home of the United States Constitution. Learn more about what the document says, its meaning, and how it was created on our main Constitution page.
Divide the class into small teams. Have each team choose 5 rights they think are most important. Each team should craft a clear and concise statement articulating each of these rights.
The Constitution unites the American people and the 50 states. It describes the rights of citizens and establishes a federal government with three branches. As colonies we fought a war for Independence and then worked hard to write our Constitution.
All four pages of the document are on permanent display at the National Archives.
Writing the Constitution Gather ideas and information from group members, faculty members, administrators, and constitutions from other organizations. Review the gathered information. Decide the basics of your constitution. Decide the basics for each part of the constitution. Edit the constitution. Seek feedback.
A constitution is a set of rules that guides how a country, state, or other political organization works. The constitution may tell what the branches of the government are, what powers they have, and how they work.
A constitution is a set of fundamental rules that determine how a country or state is run. Almost all constitutions are “codified”, which simply means they are written down clearly in a specific document called “the constitution”.
Our Constitution: The Bill of Rights (Grades 4–6) | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.