Congress for Kids

Tour of Federal Government

Independence

Democracy
Democracy vs. Autocracy
The Original Thirteen Colonies
Declaration of Independence, Part 1
Declaration of Independence, Part 2
Articles of Confederation

Constitution

Delegates to Constitutional Convention
The Work Begins
Writing the Constitution
The Great Compromise
Signing the Constitution
Ratifying the Constitution
Bill of Rights
Powers of Federal Government
Three Branches of Government
Checks and Balances
Amendments
Women-Right to Vote

The Legislative Branch

House of Representatives
The Senate
Making Laws
The Veto

The Executive Branch

The President
President's Job, Part 1
President's Job, Part 2
President's Cabinet
The President and Congress
Impeachment
The President has Fun

The Judicial Branch

The Supreme Court
The Justices
Dealing with Segregation

Elections

Election Day
Voting
Election of the President
Candidates
Political Parties
The Primary Election
National Conventions
National Conventions-Inside View
Candidates at the Convention
The Campaign
Polling Places
The Electoral College
The Electoral Map
The Inauguration

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Constitution: Women - The Right to Vote

Compare The Suffrage Movement In Two Different Countries
Select two nations and research the drive for women's voting rights in each country. Who were the key suffragists? How were the movements similar and in what ways were they distinctively different?

Create a Poster Promoting Women's Suffrage Movement
Imagine living in a time before women had the right to vote. Create a poster that promotes a woman's right to vote.

Failure is Impossible
http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/
woman_suffrage/script.html
Perform A Play On The Woman Suffrage Movement.

Glass Slippers Just Won't Do
http://www.sitesbysheridan.com/webquest/introduction.html
WebQuest - Includes tasks for solving contemporary problems, evaluating history, dealing with life's realities and sparking the imagination.

How Equal is Equal?
http://education.qld.gov.au/tal/federation/html/equal/introd.htm
WebQuest - Examines the role of federation in women's fight for political equality. It introduces notions of fairness and justness and focuses on the lives of some of the women involved in the suffrage movement at the time of federation.

Inside the Voting Booth
http://www.pbs.org/democracy/kids/vote/index.html
In this online game, students use a "voting time machine" to learn about suffrage and voting history. Students print out a "voter registration card" reminding them to register when they turn 18.

The Rise of Women's Movements
http://www2.worldbook.com/features/whm/html/risequizint.asp
Test your knowledge about early women's movement leaders by taking World Book's quiz. Select an answer from the pull-down menu following each question.

She Fought for Freedom: Susan B. Anthony
http://www.paradeclassroom.com/serials/files/anthony/
anthony_lessonplan.pdf
Lesson Plan - Newspaper activities, classroom debates, and resources.

Sufferin' Till Suffrage
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/7316/Suff.html
Using music to teach social sudies.

Suffrage Movement and the Amendments

Multiple-choice Quizzes -- Test your knowledge about the suffrage movement era from 1848 to 1928 by clicking one of the three images above.

Suffrage Singalong!
http://creativefolk.com/suffrage.html
Sing some suffrage songs. This song was widely sung at rallies.

Women Suffrage and the 19th Amendment
http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/woman_suffrage/
teaching_activities.html
Numerous activities

Women Suffrage Leaders
https://www.quizlab.com/secured/QUIZ_TAKE.CFM
Quiz - Fill in each blank with the correct last name.

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