The wife and I have been teaching the U.S. Constitution for a number of years. This year the local news decided to cover it.
Fifth-graders study U.S. Constitution in mock hearings
Fifth-graders study U.S. Constitution in mock hearings
We still have one... courts (and the executive branch) tend to use it more as a 'guideline' these days as opposed to the defining parameters of the Republic.Wait a minute! You mean we still HAVE a constitution? I thought we lost that six years ago!
We still have one... courts (and the executive branch) tend to use it more as a 'guideline' these days as opposed to the defining parameters of the Republic.
That is great. I hope your students will end up with a better grasp of that document than most of our elected officials seem to have.