The Enduring Constitution US Government & Civics Workbook
$21.95
American Government & Civics Workbook – a complete course book for students 9th to 12th grade!
Available in PDF or paperback format.
Description
Thoroughly teach what’s in the US Constitution, its founding principles, and the real-world functions of current-day government with this complete inquiry-driven course workbook.
The Enduring Constitution explores the founding ideals of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation before guiding students through the Constitutional Convention, the U.S. Constitution, the three branches of government, federalism, and the role of government today through engaging, skill-based activities.
By taking an inquiry-driven approach, this workbook moves beyond memorization. Each chapter begins with meaningful questions that encourage students to investigate, analyze evidence, make connections, and develop their own understanding of how the U.S. government works. Instead of simply learning facts, students practice essential critical thinking skills.
Six Chapters Cover
- Origins of American Democracy: Enlightenment ideals, Fight for Independence
- The Birth of the U.S. Constitution: failures of the Articles of Confederation, Constitutional Convention, Federalist & Anti-federalists Debates and Papers
- Legislative Branch: Powers of Congress, Differences between the House and the Senate
- Executive Branch: Power of the President, Executive Departments, Debates on the Electoral College
- Judicial Branch: Interpreting the law, Landmark Supreme Court Cases, Debates on judicial term limits
- Rights of States & People: Bill of Rights, Civil Liberties, Federalism
Why This Is The Only US Civics & Government Workbook You Need
- Inquiry-Driven — Each chapter begins with guiding questions that spark curiosity, encourage discussion, and promote evidence-based thinking.
- Source-Based — Students analyze authentic primary sources, including the Constitution, Bill of Rights, Federalist and Anti-Federalist writings, political cartoons, and statistical data.
- Skill-Focused — Every activity intentionally builds essential social studies skills, with repeated practice in analyzing, interpreting, researching, writing, and defending ideas with evidence.
- Structured Chapters — Informational readings, daily activities, writing tasks, chapter assessments, extension projects, and answer keys in every chapter, providing everything needed for a complete government course.
- Learning Supports — Guiding inquiry questions, academic vocabulary, graphic organizers, and detailed answer keys help students build confidence and work independently.
This Workbook Is Perfect For
- Homeschool families looking for an engaging, complete government curriculum
- Classroom teachers seeking a ready-to-use civics course with readings, activities, assessments, and projects
- Independent learners seeking self-paced study, credit retrieval, or further enrichment
- Anyone wanting to better understand the U.S. Constitution and become a more informed citizen
This resource is 136 pages. It’s available as either a PDF digital download (black & white and color) or a black & white paperback (on Amazon).
What grades is this intended for?
This was designed to work for older students, 8th grade and up, and fulfill a high school level course requirement.
What formats does this come in? Can I modify this?
This workbook is available in two versions: a PDF file that’s available for instant download from the LCG website and as a print paperback through Amazon. Neither are editable.
What skills does this workbook practice?
Several! The activities in this workbook address:
- Using and developing guiding questions to direct learning and supporting questions to focus learning
- Organizing information like sequencing events, categorizing ideas, identifying causes and effects, comparing and contrasting ideas
- Drawing inferences and conclusions, making generalizations and predictions
- Using vocabulary properly in discussing topics
- Analyzing text, finding the main idea, summarizing, paraphrasing, and identifying examples
- Making inferences about authors’ point of view, audience, and purpose and connecting sources to larger historical contexts
- Analyzing various visual sources, including data tables, charts, maps, images
- Evaluating the validity/credibility, strengths, and limitations of sources
- Identifying and investigating important issues or problems relating to content using a variety of sources
- Making original arguments that properly covers the topic, weighs options, considers advantages and disadvantages, and addresses opposing arguments
What are the terms of use for this resource?
This resource may be used as needed for regular, non-commercial single-classroom or homeschool use between a teacher/parent and their student(s).
This includes printing copies and sharing digital files with students through a secure platform, like Google Classroom or Canvas, email, or a classroom-only shared drive.
The using and sharing of any part of this resource in any manner outside the above-mentioned capacity is strictly prohibited. Prohibited uses include, but are not limited to,
- posting files on the open internet or in a Facebook group
- emailing files to or sharing print copies with others (without purchasing additional licenses)
- uploading or storing files in a shared cloud drive accessible by anyone other than students
- including any part, or any derivative work, within any commercial endeavor like curriculum development, professional training, or for-profit teaching like Outschool, or selling this resource as your own in either print or digital formats
Doing so violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), copyright law, and these terms.
By downloading this resource from Let’s Cultivate Greatness, the original user has been granted one license for a single teacher (or number of teachers matching the number of licenses purchased) and their students at any one time.
Let’s Cultivate Greatness retains the full copyright of this resource.
Used for homeschooling class for 16-17 year olds this year. A must-have for all for US Constitution knowledge. Well done! – Rebecca J.
The Enduring Constitution is a great workbook for high school students studying how our government works today. I liked that it uses so many primary source documents and asks students to evaluate them from a modern point of view. It encourages students to think as they learn about the fundamentals of our government and how they work today. – Matt N.
This book offers clarity in a thought-provoking way that makes anyone who reads it think about our electoral world and all the forethought by the founding fathers that happened so long ago.
If you read this book, you will be well schooled and appreciative of what is special and unique about the United States.A class like the one presented in this book should be a must in both middle school and high school. – Michael L.
