FREE U.S. Constitution Vocabulary | Handwriting Worksheets

Published:
May 21, 2020

Bonnie Rose Hudson

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Some of the language of the nation’s founding documents can be hard to understand because the words are no longer commonly used. Help your kids learn more of the meaning behind the U.S. Constitution and practice their print handwriting with this FREE U.S. Constitution Vocabulary Copywork.

U.S. Constitution Vocabulary Copywork

Students can explore the meanings of 40 words or phrases from the Preamble and the Bill of Rights, practice their print handwriting skills, and learn more about American government with this FREE U.S. Constitution Vocabulary Copywork available at the bottom of this post.

With this unit, kids can learn the meaning of:

  • abridging
  • accusation
  • affirmation
  • ascertained
  • beneficent
  • capital
  • compensation
  • compulsory
  • confronted
  • constitution
  • construed
  • controversy
  • declaratory
  • delegated
  • disparage
  • domestic
  • due process
  • ensure
  • enumeration
  • establishment
  • excessive
  • grievances
  • impartial
  • indictment
  • infringed
  • jeopardy
  • misconstruction
  • ordain
  • posterity
  • prohibiting
  • prosecutions
  • pursuant to
  • quartered
  • ratified
  • redress
  • to all intents and purposes
  • tranquility
  • unreasonable
  • violated
  • viz

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