Government Symbols

U.S. Symbols

We will begin our study of the Government by learning about the U.S. Symbols. Some of the symbols that we will be studying are:

Can you answer the following riddles ?

1. Which symbol was a gift from France?

2. Which symbol was written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776?

3. Which symbol did Benjamin Franklin want to change to the Turkey?

4. Which symbol is not a real person?

5. Which symbol is recognized around the world as being from the U.S.?

Symbols Research Project

Research Project
Research Project Scoring Guide

We are working on the Historical Documents that created our Government. Ask your student about the following documents:

Declaration of Independence Constitution Bill of Rights

Can you answer the following questions about the Declaration of Independence?

1. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

2. What year was the Declaration signed?

3. What was the purpose of the Declaration?

4. Why is it an Historical Document?

Can you answer the following questions about the Constitution?

1. Who was the leader of the convention that wrote the constitution?

2. When was the constitution wrote? Where was the constitution wrote?

3. Who were some of the famous signers of the constitution.

4. What is the constitution?

Can you answer these questions about the Bill of Rights?

1. What is the Bill of Rights?

2. Why is the 1st amendment the most famous amendment?

3. What rights do the first four amendments give you?

4. What do amendments 5-8 have in common?

Facts Behind the Bill of Rights

The Bill of Rights

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