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Week 10 Resources
Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence – 1848 reprint WallBuilders
Another great reprint, this one from 1848, that does a brief biographical sketch of each of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. Great way to learn more about these incredible men.
5000 Year Leap by W. Cleon Skousen
This gem of a book covers 28 founding principles found in the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. Another “must read” book if you love these kinds of things.
If You Can Keep It: The Forgotten Promise of American Liberty – by Eric Metaxes
Ok. If you have been paying attention in class, you know I am a big Eric Metaxes fan. Jason loved this book and told our family about it as he read it.
Foundations for Freedom – A Study of the United States Constitution – Christian Liberty Press
This is a textbook and a reference book. It gives a brief background of the Declaration and Constitution and then it takes every Article and Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and explains it line by line. The colorful charts, pictures, and graphs only add to the ability to easily understand. It also uses historical documents and Supreme Court decisions to illustrate points and it includes examples of the influence of Christianity on the founding of our nation. This is a great resource to have on hand.
Homework
To prepare for next week’s lesson … wait! There are no more weeks of Constitution Alive! But… there are Action Steps. So keep learning, growing, and put that knowledge to work! We have a country to save.
Bonus FOR FUN homework
Complete the Constitution Alive Word Search, just for fun! 🙂
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Action Steps
Support Patriot Academy and these Constitution Classes
- Become a Constitution Coach
- Host or Co-host Constitution classes
- Post one thing you learned in your Constitution class on social media
- Buy a brick and help build Patriot Academy campus
- Attend Patriot Academy Leadership Congress or donate to send a young person
Get Involved in an Organization
- Convention of States
- Heritage Action as a Sentinel
- Parental Rights
- One Million Moms
- Mom’s for Liberty
- For Liberty & Justice
Attend local meetings
- School board meeting
- County Commissioner court
- City council meeting
- Local political party meetings
- Meet & greet for candidates
- Forums for candidates
Visit
- State Capitol- watch them debate bills or speak for or against proposed legislation
- County Clerk- our local office has the entire history of our county
- Mercury One American Journey Experience or WallBuilders Library in Texas
Run for Office
- School board
- County Commissioner
- City council
- County Clerk
- Mayor
- Justice of the Peace
- President of the United States
Other Ideas
Local Schools
- Ask your local school what they are doing for Constitution Week- it’s a Federal Law! Here’s an article if you want to learn more.
- Find schools willing to let you present a lesson on Constitution Day (Patriot Academy has a free PowerPoint presentation that you can use!)
- Attend School Board Meetings and SPEAK UP!! Watch out for bonds and check the curriculum that is being approved
Local Elections
- Pray for elected leaders and our country
- Go vote
- Become a precinct chair
- Learn how precinct conventions work
- Host a meet & greet for local candidates
- Start a voter registration drive
- Campaign for a solid candidate (local, state, or federal)
- Hold a civics fair in your local area (invite local elected officials to speak)
- Meet your local Sheriff (Do you know how much power they have? Hint: a ton!)
- Go to coffee with a local elected official to get to know them
- Work as a poll watcher, election clerk, or election judge
- Go to election training and learn about the elections in your area
State Level
- Volunteer to be a page (for the day) at your State Capitol (Texans ages 8-18 can serve as a page)
- Intern at your State Capitol
- Contact your representative about an issue (call, email, or a letter) Who Are Your Representative and How Did They Vote?
Easy Steps right where you are
- Host a Patriot Movie Night and show cool Patriot movies (Chasing American Legends (from Patriot Academy), Comedy and the Constitution Tour (from Patriot Academy), Monumental (Kirk Cameron), God’s Not Dead- We the People, Last Ounce of Courage, etc.)
- Tell your Pastor about Biblical Citizenship class
- Spend time every week learning about our Founding Fathers and the formation of our country
Texas Specific Resources
- Texas Scorecard- sign up for the Texas Minute email for a daily brief summary of what’s happening. This is an amazing resource!
- True Texas Project
“Duty is ours; results are God’s.”
John Quincy Adams
