( CNN Student News ) -- Students will identify contemporary applications of the U.S. Constitution . Procedure . As a class , review the articles and amendments of the U.S. Constitution . Next , print out a copy of the Constitution . Cut out each of the articles and amendments , and post them on a large bulletin board . Next , direct students to print and online news sources to find as many examples of news stories that are connected to the Constitution as they can . Examples might include : . Direct students to print or cut these stories out and bring them to class . Collect all of the stories in one pile . Challenge each student to pick a story , read it , and identify the specific constitutional article or amendment that a person would associate with it . Then , have each student post his or her news stories under the appropriate constitutional article or amendment on the bulletin board . Curriculum Connections . National Standards for Civics and Government . I . What Are Civic Life , Politics , and Government ? II . What are the Foundations of the American Political System ? III . How Does the Government Established by the Constitution Embody the Purposes , Values , and Principles of American Democracy ? The National Standards for Civics and Government ( http : //www.civiced.org/912erica.htm ) are published by the Center for Civic Education ( http : //www.civiced.org/ ) . Keywords . Constitution , executive branch , legislative branch , judicial branch , amendments , Bill of Rights , current events , news stories E-mail to a friend .
Students also study contemporary applications of the U.S. Constitution .