Lesson 2.02 The New Constitution

Play the Preamble Scramble for additional practice on the words of the Preamble.

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These bonus activities are here for you to explore additional information about the topics you studied in this lesson.

Play Constitution at Work learning activity to test your knowledge of the different articles of the Constitution.

Read Preamble to learn more about the purpose for the Constitution.

Read John Marshall's Supreme Court to learn more about judicial review.

Take the Quiz Time: Constitution Quiz at the bottom of Constitution Through Compromise.

Test your knowledge of the powers each branch of government possesses by playing the Branches of Power game on PBS's Constitution USA website!

Discover the chronology of Centuries of Citizenship: A Constitutional Timeline surrounding the framing of the U.S. Constitution.