Bill of Rights

This lesson, which includes a pre-lesson and several post-lesson ideas, is designed to be used in conjunction with the National Constitution Center’s Bill of Rights show, which is available as part of themed museum packages for groups and the Traveling History & Civics Program for schools. Together, they provide students with first-hand experience about one of our nation’s most important documents. In this lesson, students begin by learning about the specific rights and freedoms protected by the Bill of Rights.

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