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Annenberg Classroom's free resources include over 65 videos on constitutional concepts and Supreme Court cases as well as games, lesson plans, timelines, downloadable books, a glossary, and a Constitution guide.
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This film explores the First Amendment right of the 'people peaceably to assemble' through the lens of the U.S. Supreme Court case National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie. The legal fight between neo-Nazis and Holocaust survivors over a planned march in a predominantly Jewish community led to a ruling that said the neo-Nazis could not be banned from marching peacefully because of the content of their message.
Civics Videos 7th Grade
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Annenberg Guide to the Constitution
The original text is paired with an explanation of the meaning of each article and amendment, creating an excellent research tool for understanding our founding document.
Games, Games, Games
A captivating multiplayer digital card game that teaches middle school and high school students about the first ten amendments of the Constitution, known collectively as the Bill of Rights.
NewsFeed Defenders
Designed to help make sense of today’s chaotic media environment, NewsFeed Defenders is an online simulation that teaches players to detect and disregard disinformation and misinformation on the web — and resist clickbait, viral rumors, and biased sources.
This game immerses students in the workings of our three branches of government. Players take on the roles of legislator, president and Supreme Court justice to get constitutional laws enacted. Players juggle several bills at once while holding press conferences and town hall meetings.
A complete curriculum on the United States Constitution
Use this guide to find videos and games that connect to the articles and amendments in the Constitution. Also available as a PDF to download and print.
The Origin and Nature of the Constitution
Civics Videos For Kids
- Video: Magna Carta and the Constitution – History(20 minutes)
- Video: Magna Carta and the Constitution(27 minutes)
- Video: Our Constitution: A Conversation with Justices Stephen Breyer and Sandra Day O’Connor(29 minutes)
- Video: Key Constitutional Concepts(60 minutes)
- Video: A Conversation on the Constitution with Justices Stephen Breyer and Antonin Scalia: Judicial Interpretation(37 minutes)
Separation of Powers
Three Branches of Government
- Video: Habeas Corpus: The Guantanamo Cases(25 minutes)
- Video: A Call to Act: Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.(23 minutes)
- Video: A Conversation on the Constitution with Justice Stephen Breyer: Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.(9 minutes)
Article I: The Legislative Branch
- Video: Legislative Process: How a Bill Becomes a Federal Law(19 minutes)
- Video: One School’s Fight: The Making of a Law(20 minutes)
Article II: The Executive Branch
- Video: Key Constitutional Concepts(60 minutes)
Article III: The Judicial Branch
- Video: A Conversation on the Constitution with Justice Stephen Breyer: The Nature of Dissent in the Supreme Court(18 minutes)
- Video: A Conversation on the Constitution with Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.: The Origin, Nature and Importance of the Supreme Court(37 minutes)
- Video: The Role of the Courts(22 Minutes)
- Video: A Conversation on the Constitution with Justices Stephen Breyer, Anthony Kennedy and Sandra Day O’Connor: Judicial Independence(32 minutes)
- Video: An Independent Judiciary: Cherokee Nation v. Georgia and Cooper v. Aaron(34 minutes)
The Amendments and Landmark Cases
Civics 360 Videos
- Video: Freedom of Assembly: National Socialist Party v. Skokie(29 minutes)
- Handout: Why the Bill of Rights Matters to You(2 class periods)
- Video: The Story of the Bill of Rights(16 minutes)
- Video: A Conversation on the Constitution with Justice Stephen Breyer: Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.(9 minutes)
First Amendment: Freedom of Speech, Religion, and Press
- Video: Freedom of Assembly: National Socialist Party v. Skokie(29 minutes)
- Video: Freedom of the Press: New York Times v. United States(25 minutes)
- Video: A Conversation on the Constitution with Justices Stephen Breyer, Anthony Kennedy and Sandra Day O’Connor: Freedom of Speech(29 minutes)
Fourth Amendment: Freedom from Unreasonable Search and Seizure
- Video: Search and Seizure: Mapp v. Ohio(25 minutes)
- Video: A Conversation on the Constitution with Justice Sandra Day O’Connor: Search and Seizure(17 min)
Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Amendments: Juries and Trials
- Video: A Conversation on the Constitution with Justice Anthony Kennedy: Miranda v. Arizona(25 minutes)
- Video: Right to Remain Silent: Miranda v. Arizona(25 minutes)
- Video: A Conversation on the Constitution with Justices Stephen Breyer, Anthony Kennedy and Sandra Day O’Connor: Jury Service(10 minutes)
- Video: FAQs: Juries(40 minutes)
Sixth Amendment: Right to a Speedy Trial, Impartial Jury, Confrontation of Witnesses, and Counsel
- Video: The Confrontation Clause: Crawford v. Washington(25 minutes)
- Video: Key Constitutional Concepts(60 minutes)
- Video: A Conversation on the Constitution with Justice Anthony Kennedy: Miranda v. Arizona(25 minutes)
- Video: Jury Selection: Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Company(23 minutes)
- Video: A Conversation on the Constitution with Justices Stephen Breyer, Anthony Kennedy and Sandra Day O’Connor: The Right to Trial by an Impartial Jury(9 minutes)
Fourteenth Amendment: Due Process, Equal Protection, and Discrimination
- Handout: Civil Liberties vs. National Security: A Wartime Balancing Act(3 class periods)
- Handout: A Conversation on the Fourteenth Amendment(42 minutes)
- Video: A Conversation on the Constitution with Justice Anthony Kennedy: The Importance of the Yick Wo Case(29 minutes)
- Video: A Conversation on the Constitution with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Fourteenth Amendment(42 minutes)
- Video: One Person, One Vote: Baker v. Carr and Reynolds v. Sims(26 minutes)
- Video: Korematsu and Civil Liberties(27 minutes)
- Video: Jury Selection: Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Company(23 minutes)
- Video: A Conversation on the Constitution with Justices Stephen Breyer, Anthony Kennedy and Sandra Day O’Connor: The Importance of the Japanese Internment Cases(36 minutes)
- Video: A Conversation on the Constitution with Justices Stephen Breyer, Anthony Kennedy and Sandra Day O’Connor: Brown v. Board of Education(26 minutes)
- Video: Yick Wo and the Equal Protection Clause(20 minutes)
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