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Articles of Confederation / U.S. Constitution
 The
Articles of Confederation was ratified in March 1781.
Read the document and make a list of what this agreement did and did not
allow the country (alliance of states) to do.
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Live
with the news: Assign
students the role of field news reporters to report on these events live:
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(a)
The ratification of the U.S. Constitution
The
live report should cover:
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(b) The Bill of
Rights was added to the Constitution.
Have
students list the freedoms guaranteed by the
Constitution and the Bill of
Rights.
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Discuss
with the students why these freedoms are important.
Have students illustrate these principal rights.
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Have
students outline the strengths of the government as provided in the
Constitution.
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