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Constitutional Rights Foundation: Saved From the Gallows: The Trial of Leopold and Loeb [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Referred to as "the crime of the century," Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were tried and convicted of the murder of a fourteen year old in Chicago in the early twentieth century. This Bill of Rights in Action features the story of the...
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: Social Darwinism and American Laissez Faire Capitalism

For Students 9th - 10th
Activity-based resource in which students apply Constitutional ideas to evaluate the Federal State Tax Law as they make a case for or against abolishing the tax. Site contains comprehensive resources on the topic.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: War and International Law: A Brief History of the Law of War

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the evolution of the law of war dating back to Mesopotamia in 3100 B.C. Recognize what justifies war.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: War and International Law: America's Foreign Policy: Military Intervention

For Students 9th - 10th
Identify the considerations of the government when it comes to using military force in a situation that constitutes vital national interest.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: Proposed Changes in the Way the Federal Government Operates

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine amendments made to aid the government in balancing the budget and income tax as well as the debate over term limits.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: Upton Sinclair's the Jungle: Muckraking the Meat Packing Industry

For Students 9th - 10th
The Jungle dives into the terrible working conditions in the meat-packing industry which led to investigations and new food safety laws.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: Labor and Law

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the rise of unions in the United States in the early 1900's. Understand Roosevelt's role in unions, the Wagner Act, and sit down strikes.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: Shays' Rebellion: A Massachusetts Farmer's Account

For Students 9th - 10th
An historically based record of Shays' Rebellion, delivered by a fictious character, relaying the events and observances that occurred in the fall of 1786.