+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Civil Liberties and War Powers: Korematsu v. United States

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders compare and contrast Supreme Court decisions dealing with the application of civil rights during times of war, with emphasis on discrimination and detention. Working in groups, 11th graders review cases and analyze how...
+
App
Multieducator

Constitution and Federalist Papers

For Students 7th - 12th
This reference app provides full text of the Constitution, including the amendments, as well as Madison's Journals, the Federalist Papers, Virginia Convention documents, and more. It also includes notes that provide additional...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Judges in the Classroom Lesson Plan History Of The Bill Of Rights

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students study the Bill of Rights and the US Constitution. They investigate the authors of the Bill of Rights and play a game based on the research.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Segregated America

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students investigate Jim Crow laws. For this segregation lesson, students analyze images that display American segregation. Students use the provided questions to aid them in their evaluation of the images.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Supreme Court June 2010 Decisions Wrap-Up

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils consider constitutional rights. In this Bill of Rights instructional activity, students complete an activity guide that requires pupils to examine Bill of Rights-related cases of 2010. Students respond to discussion questions...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Public Schools and Prayer - Do They Mix?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss and research different Supreme Court cases and examine religious freedom and prayer in public schools.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Women: Stride Toward Freedom

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students read facts about women'ts suffrage and research topics related to women's rights. Optional films for viewing and books to read.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reconstruction

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Pupils describe the period of Reconstruction. Then students describe the concept of sharecropping. They complete a vocabulary prediction confirmation activity for the vocabulary words from the passage.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Separate But Equal Video

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders watch the video "Separate But Equal." They choose an incident or event from the video that is interesting or meaningful to them and write an objective news article and an editorial.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Search & Seizure Opinion Poll

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students examine federal and state constitutional law relating to search and seizure. They analyze various scenarios, participate in an opinion poll, and discuss difficulties in balancing individual privacy rights with the need to fight...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Democracy…Not Yet!

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze the concept of democracy. In this democratic values lesson, students analyze the lyrics of selected popular music that address issues that challenge the role of United States as a world leader. Students create exhibits...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Right to Vote

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners discover voting barriers. In this government lesson, students explore the history of voting. Learners work in small groups to analyze and debate if certain groups of people should have the ability to vote or not.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

We Are the Government

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students read primary documents to find the motivations of the founding fathers of the United States. In this primary documents lesson, students discuss the meaning of the Preamble to the Constitution, read parts of the Constitution...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Bills of Rights: Cutting It down to Size

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore democratic values. In this U. S. Constitution lesson plan, 8th graders read the Bill of Rights and consider the significance of the amendments. Students design a governmental time capsule that includes their own...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A More Perfect Union: Barack Obama's Race Speech at the National Constitution Center

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the process of perfecting the Union through changes made to the Constitution, and through the powers delegated to each branch of government.  In this American Government lesson, 11th graders research various...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Search And Seizure In Washington

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify legal requirements of searches conducted with and without a warrant, and identify the legal standard for conducting searches in public schools.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Women's Suffrage Movement Signature Debacle

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Pupils examine the Women's Suffrage Movement in Nebraska. In this women's rights lesson, students explore primary and secondary sources regarding suffrage in the state and obstacles that women in the state faced when it came to casting...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Public Demonstrations - Lesson Plan

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Young scholars examine various handouts to determine the value, necessity and potential limitations of assembly and public demonstrations. They then select a side and debate pre-provided questions.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ohio's U.S. Presidents

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the state of Ohio's claim to be the "Mother of Presidents." Nine U.S. presidents were from the state and their contributions and terms of office are examined in this lesson plan.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Mrs. Hines- Amendment Word Search

For Students 6th - 7th
In this language arts worksheet, students study 10 words in a word bank, then locate them in a word search puzzle. The words appear to be related to voting rights but the meaning of the title is not known.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Bill of Rights Word Search

For Students 7th - 8th
In this Bill of Rights worksheet, students discuss, find and circle fourteen key terms associated with the Bill of Rights in a word search puzzle.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

No Taxation Without Representation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider colonial rights. In this Bill of Rights lesson, students complete an activity guide that requires students to analyze taxation without representation. Students respond to discussion questions pertaining to taxes imposed...
+
Interactive
2
2
Judicial Learning Center

Civil Rights and Equal Protection

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Almost every American is familiar with the Supreme Court case of Brown vs. Board of Education. Far fewer understand the constitutional reasoning or the wide-ranging consequences of the ruling in the field of criminology. The interesting...
+
Lesson Plan
1
1
Mrs. Hodges' Social Studies Classes

I Have Rights?!

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Do young people have rights in the United States? Your pupils will not only learn the answer to this important question, but will also build vocabulary through cloze activities and gain a thorough introduction to the Bill of Rights.

Other popular searches