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Website
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Sixth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Full text and detailed summary of the 6th Amendment to the Constitution. Site includes links to related resources including videos, timeline, and news articles.
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Article
Other

Why the Fifth Amendment? By Howard Fast

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, written by Howard Fast in 1954, attacks the government and Senator Joseph McCarthy for leading away from the rights protected by the amendment.
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Activity
Other

Us Courts: Sixth Amendment Activities

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Activities for the classroom in which students apply landmark Supreme Court cases to contemporary scenarios related to the right to counsel and right to a fair trial. With plan for teachers, word bank, and links to related resources.
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Primary
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: Fifth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides both the text of the amendment and annotations as explanation of various words and phrases.