1. Happy Constitution Day!

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3. Introduction Our founding fathers had to create a plan that would unite the states. This was a huge responsibility. Your responsibility for the next two days is to complete 4 tasks so we can unite to celebrate our beloved constitution. Your overall goal is to gain knowledge about our country and of course to have FUN!

4. Task 1: The Constitution Read more about the ConstitutionConstitution Complete the webquest worksheet Unscramble the Preamble ScramblePreamble Scramble Raise your hand and show your teacher Know your rightsrights Tasks

5. Task 2: The Branches of Government Read all about the Branches of Government and complete your webquestBranches of Government worksheet. Practice what you know about the Branches of Government? Branches of Government Tasks

6. Task 3: US Symbols See how many US symbols you knowUS symbols Draw one US symbol on your webquest worksheet Tasks

7. Task 4: Our Pledge Understand the Pledge of AllegiancePledge of Allegiance Learn the Pledge of Allegiance in sign language and perform it for Mrs. Georgie and/or peersign language Tasks

8. Conclusion Now you’re “sharp as a pencil.” Use your square paper to write 5 facts you learned about our country. Using your square paper, complete the pencil origami Decorate.pencil origami You are almost finished! Tasks

9. Final Thoughts You have learned about the Constitution and how it united the states into one nation, and created a government whose branches have different jobs and balance each other's power. Quiz yourself Tasks

10. Click here for the first question The Constitution & U.S. Beginning Are you ready? Let’s begin! *These questions are on the Redesigned Citizenship Test that will be offered after October 1, 2008. For more information, see www.uscis.gov/newtestwww.uscis.gov/newtest

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12. Who was the first President? Yes! Click here Benjamin Franklin George Washington Thomas Jefferson Abraham Lincoln

13. What is an amendment? Yes! Click here A change to the Constitution A declaration of independence A part of the Federalist Papers

14. There were 13 original states. Name three. Yes! Click here Pennsylvania, Colorado, New Mexico Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee Rhode Island, Virginia, Ohio New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire

15. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? Yes! Click here being a U.S. diplomat being the first President being the first Vice-President writing the Federalist Papers

16. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? Yes! Click here The Declaration of Independence The Bill of Rights The Federalist Papers

17. What is the supreme law of the land? Yes! Click here The Constitution The Declaration of Independence The Bill of Rights The Federalist Papers

18. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Yes! Click here Benjamin Franklin George Washington Thomas Jefferson Abraham Lincoln

19. How many amendments does the Constitution have? Yes! Click here Three (3) Nine (9) Twenty-seven (27) Fifty (50)

20. When was the Constitution written? Yes! Click here 1776 1787 1792 1887

21. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? Yes! Click here July 4, 1776 July 4, 1787 July 4,1976 July 4, 1987

22. Why did the colonists fight the British? Yes! Click here Because of slavery Because of civil rights Because of the right to bear arms Because of high taxes

23. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? Yes! Click here Freedom of speech and freedom of religion Life and liberty Freedom of assembly and freedom of the press Voting rights and civil rights

24. What is freedom of religion? Yes! Click here Every religion is part of the United States You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion You must go to a church Religion is taught in schools

25. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? Yes! Click here Pilgrims Colonists People from Africa Native Americans

26. Who is the “Father of Our Country”? Yes! Click here Benjamin Franklin George Washington Thomas Jefferson Abraham Lincoln

27. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? Yes! Click here Pilgrims Colonists People from Africa Native Americans

28. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers. Yes! Click here James Madison George Washington Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson

29. What did the Declaration of Independence do? Yes! Click here Declared our independence from Great Britain Freed the slaves Addressed voting rights Established the Bill of Rights

30. Who is the father of the Constitution? Yes! Click here Thomas Jefferson James Madison George Washington

31. What happened at the Constitutional Convention? Yes! Click here The Constitution was written Independence from Great Britain was declared 27 amendments were written The 13 colonies became the United States of America

32. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? Yes! Click here Freedom of speech The right to bear arms Civil rights Independence from Great Britain

33. What does the Constitution do? Yes! Click here Freed the slaves Sets up the government Declared our independence from Great Britain

34. Good Job! You did a great job! Record how you did on your webquest worksheet. Keep learning about our government and protect our Constitution!