Social Studies - 5th Grade
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Standard 3

Students will understand the rights and responsibilities guaranteed in the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Objective 2

Assess how the US Constitution has been amended and interpreted over time, and the impact these amendments have had on the rights and responsibilities of citizens of the United States.

• Ben's Guide to US Government for Kids
  Explore branches of the government, how laws are made, the difference between National and State government, etc.
• Constitution Day Resources
  Online resources and lesson activities to help you celebrate Constitution day on September 17th.
• Sample INS Citizenship Questions
  The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) administers a test to all immigrants applying for citizenship. For years, these questions have been selected from among the following list of 100. How would you do? Many, you will find simple. Others are not so easy. In all cases, the answer USCIS wants to hear is given.
• The First Amendment: What's Fair in a Free Country?
  After completing the lessons in this unit, students will be able to summarize the contents of the First Amendment, and give an example of speech that is protected by the Constitution and speech that is not protected by the Constitution.
• The Preamble to the Constitution: How Do You Make
  This page contains 5 EDSITEment lessons in which students investigate the purposes of the U.S. Constitution, as identified in the Preamble to the Constitution, and study fundamental values and principles as they are expressed in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution.
• UEN Civics: Government, Citizenship, Elections
  Find out the basics of Government, Citizenship, and Elections with this extensive UEN collection of Social Studies websites.

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