The U.S. Constitution is one of the most influential legal documents in existence. Since its creation some two hundred years ago, over one hundred countries around the world have used it as a model for their own.
ConstitutionFacts.com is pleased to provide a series of free educational resources and Internet links to help educators comply with the new federal regulation requiring the development of student programming to celebrate U.S. Constitution Day on September 17th of each year.
The U.S. Constitution brought together, in one remarkable document, ideas from many people and several existing documents, including the Articles of Confederation and Declaration of Independence. Those who made significant intellectual contributions to the Constitution are called the "Founding Fathers" of our country.
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States, and leads the federal judiciary. It consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed with the "advice and consent" (majority vote) of the Senate.
Can Police Officers Use GPS to Track a Vehicle? In United States v. Jones (2012) the U.S. Supreme Court found that attaching a GPS tracker to a private vehicle constituted an illegal search and seizure under the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
A recent case (1995) in which the US Supreme Court limited a very broad interpretation of the Commerce Clause.
In United States v. Lopez (1995), the United States Supreme Court declared the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 an unconstitutional overreach of the implied powers of Congress under the Commerce Clause. The 5-4 divided decision preserved the system of federalism and reversed the Supreme Court’s 50-year trend of rulings that expanded the powers of Congress.
President Nixon claimed executive privilege and refused to hand over the tapes. President Nixon’s incomplete compliance with the special prosecutor’s demands was challenged and eventually taken to the Supreme Court of the United States. The Court decided that executive privilege is not limitless, and the tapes were released. This resource includes teacher materials, guides, and activities for teaching about this Supreme Court case.
Upper Bound on Forward Settlement Price. Created by Sal Khan.
Explore urban areas around the world, including their layout, size, and other factors.
GeoInquiries are designed to be fast and easy-to-use instructional resources that incorporate advanced web mapping technology. Each 15-minute activity in a collection is intended to be presented by the instructor from a single computer/projector classroom arrangement. No installation, fees, or logins are necessary to use these materials and software.
How credit default swaps can be used as hedges, insurance or side-bets. Created by Sal Khan.
How a central bank could use foreign currency reserves to keep its own currency from devaluing. Created by Sal Khan.
Website that gives state budget information, debt, spending in graph format.
Lieutenant Governor's website covering election information for the State of Utah including voter registration
Website for the Utah State consitution.
In the video we explore why the marginal utility per dollar spent should be equal for the last increment of either good purchased. Created by Sal Khan.
In the video we explore why the marginal utility per dollar spent should be equal for the last increment of either good purchased. Created by Sal Khan.
In August 2022, this document was reviewed and approved for sharing with stakeholders by the Board of Education. This July 31, 2023 document is a revised, updated version of the document. Social Studies teachers in particular, and other content area teachers and encourage to utilize the standards in their instructional.
In this video, we learn how a nation's GDP can be calculated by summing up the value added by all the intermediate producers in a nation in a method called the value added approach.
How velocity of money can drive price increases. Created by Sal Khan.