Curated OER
Rights and Responsibilities of Students
High schoolers research and report on a important trial from the period 1865 to 1993 from a list of 21 trials.
Curated OER
What is Meant by Returning to Fundamental Principles?
Young scholars apply the principles and ideas suggested by the Constitution to a contemporary issue or problem, and work through the issue to reach their own conclusions.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Are Bible Readings Ever Allowed in School? [Pdf]
Article on the consitutionality of prayer, worship or reading the Bible at school. Students analyze Supreme Court cases, answer questions for discussion and debate the protective clause of first amendment rights.
iCivics
I Civics: Games: Do I Have a Right?
Play this game from iCivics that requires an understanding and application of the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the Constitution, and a few other amendments to argue and win cases the clients bring into the law firm. There...
Other
National Center for the Preservation of Democracy: Fighting for Democracy
"We, the people" did not always include all citizens of the United States. Meet seven people from across the United States during World War II, all with different ethnic backgrounds, and discover the struggles they had in the land of the...
Bill of Rights Institute
Bill of Rights Institute: Airport Scanners and the Fourth Amendment
Allow students opportunity to evaluate the constitutionality of the TSA full body airport scanners with this lesson plan.
Bill of Rights Institute
Bill of Rights Institute: Voters Make History With State Ballot Initiatives
Eminent Domain, Gay Marriage, Abortion, Marijuana, and the Death Penalty are a few issues that were on some state ballots in recent years. This lesson addresses the relationship these initiatives have with our constitutional rights.
Bill of Rights Institute
Bill of Rights Institute: The Stolen Valor Act and False Speech
A lesson plan, including an extension opportunity, addressing whether the Stolen Valor Act violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Bill of Rights Institute
Bill of Rights Institute: Is the Healthcare Act Constitutional
Offer students an opportunity to evaluate whether they find the Healthcare Act constitutional or not based upon the Commerce Clause through this lesson plan.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Excellent site offered from the Constitutional Rights Foundation and dedicated to "educating tomorrow's citizens." Many great links and activities are available.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: Article Iv: Development of the Modern Rule
This resource provides information about Article IV of the United States Constitution.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: Article Iv: Doctrine of the Equality of States
This resource discusses Clause 1, Section 3, in Article IV. It outlines the parameters put in place to ensure that as new states entered the union, power was equitably distributed among all.
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Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Fourth Amendment
This resource not only provides a text of the amendment, but also extensive annotations to words and phrasing.
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Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Eighth Amendment
This resource contains the text of the Eighth Amendment and legal annotations.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
Detailed account of the Supreme Court case of Mapp v. Ohio with the ruling that states are required to exclude evidence seized by illegal search and seizure in violation of the 4th Amendment.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Naacp v. Alabama (1958)
Use this site to learn about this Supreme Court decision delivered by Justice Harlan in 1958 that dealt with the NAACP conducting business in Alabama and failure to reveal its membership lists.
Bill of Rights Institute
Bill of Rights Institute: Hurricane Katrina and the Bill of Rights
Crisis can raise many questions about constitutional rights. The events and media coverage during Hurricane Katrina is one of those crisises. This lesson plan offers students the opportunity to evaluate some of the instances in an effort...
Bill of Rights Institute
Bill of Rights Institute: Religious Freedom and the Affordable Healthcare Act
Summary, resources, and activities addressing the constitutionality with regard to the first amendment which surfaced with the Affordable Healthcare Act.
Bill of Rights Institute
Bill of Rights Institute: Occupy Protests and the Bill of Rights
A lesson plan and extension activities focused on the Occupy Protests which began in 2011. Students will explore the goal of the protests in relationship to the Bill of Rights.
Bill of Rights Institute
The Bill of Rights Institute: Free Lesson Plans
Free lesson plans concerning the Bill of Rights and the freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. Included are lessons on important news stories occurring today, as well as lessons on famous Americans and how they executed their rights.
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Landmark Cases: Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
Lesson plans, activities, and information all about this key Supreme Court decision that protected the rights of the accused. These became known as the "Miranda Warnings." Included is a background summary, excerpts and the complete text...
Digital History
Digital History: American Revolution: Introduction
The American Revolution included so much more than just the War for Independence. Read about why it was the first modern revolution and discover the principles that the American revolutionaries were fighting for.
Digital History
Digital History: The Road to Revolution
A review of the Age of Revolution, particularly as it was perceived in the American colonies. See how the various actions taken by the British government to control the colonists resulted in uniting the colonists and set the stage for...
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Human and Constitutional Rights: Comparative Constitutional Rights Chart
This Comparative Constitutional Rights Chart is very interesting to check out. The rights are broken into categories, and most of the information is accessed through links, along with additional information.