Unit 3: Louisiana's Government
Activity 1: Comparing
State and Federal Preambles (GLEs: 18, 19) CC: Create a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the preambles of the Louisiana Constitution and the U.S. Constitution. Use MS Word to create a Venn diagram comparing/contrasting the two preambles. MS Word Template - "Comparing Preambles"
CC: Have the students (small group activity) construct a basic chart for the purposes of providing a basic description of each core document, then comparing the similarities and differences between the federal and state documents. Use MS Word to create a chart for the purpose of comparing/contrasting the federal and state documents. MS Word Template - "Comparing Constitutions"
World Book Online Reference Center http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Home See "Constitution"> Table - Index to the Constitution The Preamble and complete constitution are also provided in this article.
Unitedstreaming Videos:
American Civil War, The: The Causes of War The Preamble to the American Constitution (00:46) Our Constitution: The Document That Gave Birth to a Nation The Constitution: A Review (1:00) |