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- The 1868 constitution
- In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 9.11
- In accordance with the Reconstruction Acts, North Carolina wrote a new constitution in 1868. In addition to abolishing slavery, the new constitution gave more power to the people and to the governor, and called for free public schools, state prisons, and charitable institutions.
- Format: article
- By David Walbert.
- The Constitution (Page 1 of 4)
- Format: image/constitution
- The Constitution (Page 4 of 4)
- Format: image/constitution
- The Constitution (Page 2 of 4)
- Format: image/constitution
- Election 2008
- Educational resources to help students and teachers understand the 2008 elections.
- Format: (multiple pages)
- The Consitution (Page 3 of 4)
- Format: image/constitution
- The U.S. Constitution
- On September 17, 1787, thirty-nine of the fifty-five delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia signed the Constitution of the United States of America. Since 2005, Constitution Day has been officially celebrated every September 17. This collection of resources offers many different ways to teach about the Constitution and its impact on students' lives.
- Format: bibliography/help
- Constitution of the United States (page 1 of 2)
- Format: image/constitution
- Constitution of the United States (page 2 of 2)
- Format: image/constitution
- The Bill of Rights
- In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 6.7
- The text of the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, with historical commentary.
- Format: constitution
- North Carolina secedes
- In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 1.7
- Ordinance of secession passed by a convention of delegates from North Carolina counties on May 20, 1861. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: legislation
- Liberation and deliberation: The North Carolina ratification debates of 1788
- This lesson focuses on the deliberations over ratification of the US Constitution by the North Carolina legislators. In particular it traces the arguments of the Federalists and Anti-federalists found in the primary sources digitized in the Documenting the American South collection.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies)
- By Mark Laskowski.
- Ratifying the amendments
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 11.4
- In 1835, a convention passed amendments to the North Carolina state constitution. In this activity, students map votes for ratification by county and explain the patterns they see.
- Format: activity
- By David Walbert.
- Voter registration cards
- In North Carolina in the New South, page 8.8
- Copy of a 1902 voter registration card issued in accordance with the "suffrage amendment" of 1899. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: activity
- The Bill of Rights
- The Bill of Rights as approved by Congress in 1789, including two amendments not in the first ten ratified by the states.
- Format: image/constitution
- Goodbye, Bill Of Rights!
- Students will enact a scene demonstrating life without one of the first ten amendments. Students will be put into groups of three or four and assigned a specific amendment to research.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 10 Social Studies)
- By Greg Simmons.
- "We the People"
- Students will gain a better understanding of the U.S. Constitution by exploring the language of the Constitution.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Karen Creech, Terri Hodges, Megan Lawson, and Mary Ostwalt.
- Paving the road to the Constitution
- Students will be able to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation as related to the United States and North Carolina. Students will be able to demonstrate an argument for or against ratification of the United States Constitution.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Kim Bennett.
- United States Constitution
- Format: image/photograph
- The Suffrage Amendment
- In North Carolina in the New South, page 8.7
- Amendment to the North Carolina state constitution, passed 1899, adding a literacy test and a poll tax requirement for voting but a "grandfather clause" that allowed the requirements to be used specifically to disfranchise blacks. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: constitution
