The Constitution Website

(formerly known as the Constitution Workbook)

Website Components
Home Page

Points
Possible
5

Purposes of Government
as Listed in the Preamble
The 7 Articles of the
Constitution
The 27 Amendments

20

The Amendment Process

10

Legislative Branch

20

Executive Branch

20

Judicial Branch

20

Points
Total

Description
The home page on your website should have
an introduction to your website, its creators,
and the main purpose of your website
Create a chart that describes the purpose of
Government as described by the Preamble
Write down the main subject for each of the 7
articles.
1. Give a short synopsis of each of the
27 Amendments in student friendly
language.
2. Write a 1-sentence example of it
being used or it being violated.
1. Explain how an Amendment is
proposed
2. Explain how an Amendment is
ratified
1. Place on your website your power
structure / leadership charts.
House Chart
Senate Chart
2. What are the Powers of Congress
Implied Powers
Expressed Powers
3. Requirements for Office
House
Senate
4. Term Length & Membership Number
House
Senate
1. Description of the Roles of the
President.
2. Chart showing the Presidents
Cabinet, their names, their pictures,
and a description of their roles.
3. Requirements to be President
4. Line of Succession for the President
5. The Impeachment Process
1. Active Members of the Supreme
Court
Pictures
Names
Appointed by __________
2. Chart showing the structure of the
Federal Court System
3. Synopsis of Important Supreme
Court Cases:
Marbury v. Madison
McCulloch v. Maryland
Miranda v. Arizona
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Topeka Board of

Check your
notes
Be Creative
& Thorough
3.1 Notes
3.1 Notes
Unit 3

3.2 Notes

4.1 Notes &

4.2 Notes

5.2 Notes

Unit 6

How a Bill Becomes a Law

10

Checks and Balances

10

Federalism

15

Vocabulary
Popular Sovereignty
Federalism
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Judicial Review
Limited Government
Elastic Clause
Supremacy Clause
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Ex Post Facto
Due Process
Expressed Powers
Implied Powers
Extradition
Republic

18

Education
Give a step-by-step process of how a Bill
Becomes a Law. You may use, but you may
not plagiarize other documents including my
classroom notes
Synthesize and create a chart of your own
from the ones given
Your Chart with definitions of & examples for:
Exclusive Powers
Reserved Powers
Concurrent Powers
Make sure these definitions are entirely
rewritten into your own words. Copying the
definition from another source, even if cited,
will result in zero credit.

Finished Product

15

TOTAL POINTS

175

Website Design:
Suggested: http://www.weebly.com/

Make sure your website is organized

well, easy to navigate, and easy to
find information.
Give your website plenty of visuals,
graphics, pictures, graphs, etc. to
keep it interesting.
Read through your writing to make
sure it is written clearly and free from
grammatical errors
This is about 3 test grades or 2
project grades. Give the sections
above the thorough attention they
need to represent this.
Think of this project as a portfolio of
what you have learned throughout
this semester about the American
Government and how it functions.

Unit 3 Board
Game
Project
7.1 Notes
7.2 Notes

Units 3-7
These
vocabulary
terms can be
found
throughout
the different
units we
have
previously
learned
about.

Optional: If you are familiar with publisher or another website design program
and would prefer to use that (as long as you can publish it online so it can be
graded) feel free to use that.