US Constitution Fact File

4th Grade Social StudiesGovernment and Civics3 pages

About this worksheet

Students research the Constitution to complete this 3-page 4th grade fact file. A table asks for the year, the city, the famous first three words, the three branches it creates, the name of the first ten amendments, and its main purpose. A box holds a drawing of the document or its opening words, and a Did You Know box holds one extra fact. The last task has students pick one right from the Bill of Rights and explain why it still matters. It supports C3 Framework D2.Civ.3.3-5, and the answer key gives 1787, Philadelphia, and "We the People."

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Curriculum objectives covered

D2.Civ.3.3-5

“Examine the origins and purposes of rules, laws, and key U.S. constitutional provisions.”

Key Facts covers when, where, and why the Constitution was written, and Why it Matters looks closely at one Bill of Rights provision.

D2.Civ.5.3-5

“Explain the origins, functions, and structure of different systems of government, including those created by the U.S. and state constitutions.”

The row on the three branches it creates ties the document to the structure of the US government.

What's inside this worksheet

Key Facts

Six rows to research: Written in (Year), City where it was written, Famous first three words, the three branches, the name for the first ten amendments, and the main purpose.

Did You Know

One surprising or interesting fact found while researching.

Why it Matters

Students pick one Bill of Rights freedom, such as freedom of speech, and write two or three sentences on what it means and why the Constitution is still important.

Answer Key

All six facts, plus sample extras such as the 39 signers and its place as the oldest written national constitution still in use.

How teachers use it

Constitution Day

Use it on or near September 17. A projected copy of the Preamble gives every student the first three words and a start on the drawing box.

Research station

Put a children's book on the Constitution and a Bill of Rights poster at one table. Pairs rotate through and fill the six rows.

Before the quiz

Two rows, main purpose and the first ten amendments, match questions 5 and 6 on the civics quiz, so this makes good review the day before.

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