Grade Level:
High
Overview:
In this lesson, students will learn about how the Constitution can be and has been amended. Students are assembled into a mock Constitutional Convention and asked to propose amendments of their own. They will discuss and evaluate the proposed amendments and so see first-hand the role of deliberation in law-making. The value of law-making by referendum can then be introduced and discussed as an alternative system.
Time needed:
45-60 minutes
Materials required:
Reforming Government Lesson Plan
Reforming Government PowerPoint
National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies, National Council for the Social Studies:
Theme 5: Individuals, Groups, and Institutions