Piquing Student Curiosity About Amending and Annotating the Constitution, Particularly During the Progressive Era

Lee Ann Potter

doi:10.66392/mkgc1513

August 15, 2026Social Education

Piquing Student Curiosity About Amending and Annotating the Constitution, Particularly During the Progressive Era

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To illustrate how educators can use primary sources from the Congressional Record to engage students with Progressive Era constitutional reforms and annotations.
Application of primary source analysis using historical excerpts from the Congressional Record.
Pedagogical framing of the Constitution as an annotated and evolving historical document during the Progressive Era.
Primary sources from legislative records offer practical entry points for students to examine constitutional change.
Analyzing historical markups enhances student understanding of how civic reform movements directly impacted national law.

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Using primary sources from the Congressional Record, teachers can engage students in exploring Progressive Era reform efforts and the surprising history of how the Constitution has been studied and marked up over time.

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