United States Constitution
by National Archives and Records Administration
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Course Description
September 17 is designated as Constitution Day to commemorate the signing of the United States Constitution in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787. The National Archives celebrates the Constitution's 225 years!
In this course, we have compiled a Multi-Touch book for iPad – Exploring the United States Constitution - as well as blog posts, online articles, videos, documents, and activities in the DocsTeach App for iPad.
You will learn about the Constitutional Convention, drafting and ratifying the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the three branches of our Federal government, and how the National Archives is preserving our Constitution. While exploring the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, you will touch on topics including: the Census, Senators' pay, patents, the school lunch program, voting rights, child labor, the Electoral College system, declaration of war, Japanese-American internment, the Watergate investigation, school integration, violence toward civil rights activists, religion and the presidency, court packing, military tribunals, the right to a fair trial, unreasonable searches and seizures, "separate but equal" laws, free speech during wartime, and religion in schools.
For information about special events and public programs at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, to access teaching and learning resources, and to connect with the National Archives through social media, visit our Constitution Day page.
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Materials created by the National Archives and Records Administration are in the public domain.
| Name | Description | Time | Price | ||
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| 1 | United States Constitution | -- | -- | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Exploring the United States Constitution | -- | -- | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription | -- | -- | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | National Archives DocsTeach | Engage in activities that will help you make sense of stories, events, and ideas of the past using documents from the holdings of the US National Archives. Choose an historical topic and challenge yourself with an activity. Or, find activities in a classroom set up just for you, using the code provided to you from the DocsTeach.org web site. DocsTeach.org is an online tool for teaching with documents from the National Archives. On the web site, you will discover thousands of primary sources and learning activities. When registered for a free account, teachers can borrow from and modify an ever-expanding collection of activities, plus create unique ones using the online tools. Log in and create classrooms full of activities, then share the classroom’s auto generated code with your students to access on their iPads. Features: • Choose a historical era or topic to find an activity based on primary source documents such as the US Constitution, the canceled check for the purchase of Alaska, and Thomas Edison’s patent drawing for the light bulb. • Participate in DocsTeach activities made with the Focusing on Details, Making Connections, Finding a Sequence, Mapping History, Weighing the Evidence, or Seeing the Big Picture tools. • Tap and drag document icons to move them within activities. • Tap to view documents. Zoom and inspect individual pages of documents using the controls in the document viewing window. • Students: Find activities specifically assigned by your teacher using your classroom code. • Teachers: Share the unique code from your DocsTeach.org classroom with your students so they can find and complete just the activities you have chosen or prepared for them. A WiFi connection is recommended for this application. The DocsTeach web site can be found at www.docsteach.org. DocsTeach was created in partnership with the Foundation for the National Archives. Designed and developed by Second Story Interactive Studios. | -- | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | The U.S. Constitution at the National Archives | A look at Constitution-related records in the National Archives Vaults. | 2:29 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | The Bill Of Rights | Information about the First Federal Congress Project. | 2:39 | Free | View In iTunes |
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