U.S. Constitution in 15 Minutes a Day (Junior Skill Builders)

Making sense of the language and meaning of the United States Constitution doesn’t have to take a long time - and it doesn’t have to be difficult! In just 15 minutes a day, students can learn all of the history concepts related to the Constitution, which are often tested in school and on standardized exams.

Each lesson covers a key historical time period, from information about the document’s authors to each Amendment, in detail. Also included are interesting facts and quotes, which help students retain the information, and practice questions in every lesson to help track progress.

CONTENTS

About the Contributor
Introduction
Pretest

SECTION 1: HISTORY
Lesson 1: Before the Constitution
Lesson 2: The Founders
Lesson 3: Debating the Constitution
Lesson 4: Ratifying the Constitution

SECTION 2: ARTICLES
Lesson 5: The Preamble
Lesson 6: Article I
Lesson 7: Articles II–VII

SECTION 3: THE BILL OF RIGHTS
Lesson 8: The First Amendment
Lesson 9: The Second Amendment
Lesson 10: The Third and Fourth Amendments
Lesson 11: The Fifth Amendment
Lesson 12: The Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Amendments
Lesson 13: The Ninth and Tenth Amendments

SECTION 4: THE ELEVENTH THROUGH TWENTY-THIRD AMENDMENTS
Lesson 14: The Eleventh and Twelfth Amendments
Lesson 15: The Thirteenth Amendment
Lesson 16: The Fourteenth Amendment
Lesson 17: The Fifteenth Amendment
Lesson 18: The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments
Lesson 19: The Eighteenth and Twenty-First Amendments
Lesson 20: The Nineteenth Amendment
Lesson 21: The Twentieth, Twenty-Second, and Twenty-Third Amendments
Lesson 22: The Twenty-Fourth through Twenty-Seventh Amendments
Lesson 23: Pending and Unratifed Amendments
Posttest

APPENDICES
Appendix A: Glossary
Appendix B: The Full Text of the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and the Amendments
Appendix C: List and Summary of Amendments
Appendix D: Timeline