Exploring the Amendments to the U.S. Constitution

Almost before the ink was dry on the original document, several of the Founders set about drafting amendments to the United States Constitution. The first ten of these, collectively known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified on December 15, 1791. There have been an additional 17 amendments ratified since then. We've put together this playlist of just a few of our best resources on the amendments to the U.S. Constitution. We rely on your feedback to keep our materials up-to-date and relevant, so please reach out to let us know what other topics on the amendments would be helpful!

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Florida and the East Coast are beginning to clean-up after the devastation of Hurricane Ian. These moments resurface debates concerning how much of an impact carbon emissions have on the climate and whether current government regulations to regulate carbon emissions are sufficient. What do your students think? Is the U.S. government sufficiently regulating carbon emissions? The students who make the strongest case on both sides of the question and their teachers will win gift cards and swag!

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The Third Amendment | BRI's Homework Help Series

Why did the Founders believe so strongly that troops should not be quartered in the homes of citizens that they enshrined this protection in the Bill of Rights? The Third Amendment is rarely talked about, but studying its origins and purposes is important in order to understand our system of the relationship between civilians and the military. Learn more about the story of the Third Amendment with this Homework Help video.

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Teaching History, Civics & Economics with the Hoover Institution at Stanford University

This video is an overview of Building Blocks of Progress, which is presented in partnership with the Hoover Institution. Video supplements originally published on PolicyEd.org a product of Hoover Institution, Stanford University. Find it here.

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Educator Spotlight

Meet Anne Hester!

George Washington is the person from U.S. history that Anne Hester admires the most. "He, more than any other President, created what we think of today about that role and how it is performed by those who have served." It's no surprise then that designing the pin for the George Washington Teacher Institute is one of her proudest achievements. The BRI teacher council member has been teaching for seventeen years, but is only in her third school–East Lee County High School in Lehigh Acres, Florida ....Read More.

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Dear John,

The fall conference and seminar season is well underway, and we are looking forward to seeing some of you "on the road."

This weekend, we will be at the Florida Council for the Social Studies Conference in Orlando, Florida and the Texas Council for Social Studies Conference in Denton, Texas. On October 27-28, we will be in Athens, Georgia for the Georgia Council for the Social Studies Conference. If you're planning to attend any of these, please stop by our booth to say hello and pick up some swag.

We're also excited to be attending and presenting at the National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference in Philadelphia in December! Will we see you there?

Finally, we have space open at several of our in person professional development seminars this fall. Please check our events calendar to find out if we're coming to your neck of the woods.

Warmly,

Laura Vlk
Director, Educator Engagement
Bill of Rights Institute

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