Bill of Rights

For too many students, history was then and this is now. In the Bill of Rights, students examine the origins of each of the 10 amendments, but they also give real-life accounts of how those rights play a role in American lives today. The handouts, discussion suggestions, and primary source materials in this book give students the opportunity to discover the impact the Bill of Rights has on their own lives while interpreting political cartoons, analyzing court decisions, and reading current legislation.

Douglas M. Rife has a master's degree in Americal history and had been an editor of classroom materials for over 20 years. His passion for history includes involvement in legislation to protect cemeteries, republishing out-of-print local histories and the preservation of local historical sites. With that same enthusiasm, he has written this series of books with activities to help children appreciate the past and understand how these pieces of history are relevant in today's world.