Match Constitution terms with their meanings for September 17.
Constitution Day marks the signing of the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787. Federally funded schools are required to observe it, and this activity covers the document's structure and language in a single class period.
Students connect founding vocabulary to meaning: PREAMBLE with the opening words 'We the People', RATIFY with the formal approval nine states had to give, and BRANCHES with the three divisions of government.
Read the Preamble aloud before students begin, then have them find every card whose term appears in or relates to it. Close by asking which of the three BRANCHES they would most want to work in and why.