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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Election of 1960

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the campaign and election of 1960 in which the Democratic candidate, Senator John F. Kennedy, ran against the Repbulican candidate, Vice-President Richard M. Nixon. Find out about the issues, the famous debates, and Kennedy's...
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eBook
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Our Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
This book uses historical case studies to explore the rights in the Constitution. Supreme Court cases are used to demonstrate how a right received its modern interpretation, how the right applies today, and how courts and other...
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Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Freedom of Religion

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this interactive timeline on the history of freedom of religion in the United States.
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Activity
Illinois Institute of Technology

Oyez: Aguilar v. Felton

For Students 9th - 10th
Concise overview of the Aguilar v. Felton Supreme Court case. Included are facts of the case, subjects, question presented, and the conclusion.
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Activity
Illinois Institute of Technology

Oyez: Everson v. Board of Education

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief account of the Everson v. Board of Education Supreme Court case. Gives dates, facts, questions, and conclusion.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Jefferson, Church and State

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read a about the Act for Establishing Religious Freedom that was written by Thomas Jefferson to ensure a separation of church and state. A question sheet is available to help students build...
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Activity
Other

World Socialist Web Site: Lieberman's Holy War Against the Bill of Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
The World Socialist Web Site's editorial analysis of a comment by Joseph Liberman (Democratic vice-presidential candidate for the 2000 election), "the Constitution guarantees freedom of religion, not freedom from religion." (1 September...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Church and State Separation: Challenge and Debate (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Describes the elements of the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment as it relates to the separation of church and state and freedom of religion. Speculates on the probable constitutional issues associated with the separation of church and...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Now With Bill Moyers: Whose God? (Lesson Plan in Religious Pluralism)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson in analyzing historical documents on religious freedom and in assessing the historic impact of diverse religious groups on the United States. Students examine current separation-of-church-and-state issues and decide if diverse...
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Handout
Other

Constitutional Principle: Charles Pinckney and Separation of Church and State

For Students 9th - 10th
A short article describing Pinckney's views on religion and the role of the state. Excerpted from a book by Anson Phelps Stokes.
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Handout
Other

Edmund Randolph's Views on Separation of Church & State

For Students 9th - 10th
A short article that discusses Randolph's beliefs regarding religion and the role of the state.
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Primary
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

I Citizen Forum: Living Documents: Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete text, in multiple languge formats, of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: New England Colonies: Dissent in Massachusetts Bay

For Students 5th - 8th
The Puritan clergy in Massachusetts Bay colony did not allow religious dissent. Read about the fate of colonists Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams who believed in religious freedom.
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Website
Other

Freedom From Religion Foundation

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the Freedom from Religion Foundation and its advocacy, some of which is tongue in cheek, of complete separation of religion and state.
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Activity
Other

Religious Liberty Archive: Everson v. Board of Education

For Students 9th - 10th
General synopsis of Everson v. Board of Education (1947). Includes which Justices participated in the case.
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Primary
Other

Constitutional Principle: Jefferson's Letters to Attorney General Levi Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th
This letter discusses Thomas Jefferson's views on the separation of church and state.