The Pledge of Allegiance

“I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America
and to the Republic for which it stands,
one nation under God, indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.”

http://www.flagday.org/Pages/StoryofPledge.html

http://history.vineyard.net/pledge.htm

Pledge Scoring (out of 20 points possible):
Recite: 16
Recite and share a main idea: 18
Recite and share a main idea with a visual: 20
(reduced credit if assistance is needed)

The Preamble to the United States Constitution

We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/preamble.htm

http://www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/charters/constitution.html

Link to Preamble song x 5

Preamble Scoring (out of 20 points possible):
Recite: 16
Recite and share a main idea: 18
Recite and share a main idea with a visual: 20
Recite and share a main idea with a visual and include historical addition: 22
(reduced credit if assistance is needed on the recital)
 

The Declaration of Independence (excerpts)

    We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
    That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,-
    That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it, and to institute new Government. . .
    And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honour.

http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/declare.htm

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/declara1.html