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| First Ladies: Dolley MadisonFor nearly five decades Mrs. James Madison, Dolley, was the center of social life in the nation's capital.Grades 9-12 History-Social Science |
| First Ladies: Dolley Madison IIWith the British army at the gates of Washington, the president's wife refused to flee.Grades 9-12 History-Social Science |
| First Continental Congress IIWhen in September 1774 the First Continental Congress met in Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, tensions between Great Britain and her rebellious colonies had reached fever pitch.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| First Continental Congress IIn early spring 1774, the British Parliament, angered over colonial insubordination, passed a series of acts that would prove the law of unintended consequences. They would toss up a revolution.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Bill of RightsThe notion of the Bill of Rights is the great protector of the American individual rights is a modern idea, not part of our Constitutional history.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Our Relationship to the ConstitutionAs John Marshall once put it in a case, the Constitution is meant to survive the crises of generations, to survive over time. Now to do that requires interpretation. Many of the Constitution’s most important phrases are really quite general. Due process of law. Equal protection of the law. Cruel and unusual punishment. These, these are not self-explanatory words.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Declaration of WarCommitting the armed forces to potential injury and to killing others as well is the most critical decision a president or a country can ever make.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Political System DisseminatedJefferson was by nature a reformer. And he was a thinker. And he was always asking, “How can we do this better?” He would be the inspiration for many others if they were to tackle Constitutional reform. Jefferson had no fear of change. He had no fear of the future. He welcomed it in many respects because he knew that society would be better in a hundred years than the one he saw in his own time.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Constitutional Convention34 states, under our current system of 50 states, can request that the Congress call a Constitutional Convention. Congress has no leeway. It must call a Constitutional Convention. And it really has no role in that Constitutional Convention. That’s up to the states.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Introduction to Questioning the ConstitutionThe United States Constitution is looked at as the gold standard, by not only people here, but also by people throughout the world who are trying to get their governments in place.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
