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University of Missouri

Exploring Constitutional Conflicts: Exploring Constitutional Law

For Students 9th - 10th
Although the Constitution is the supreme law of the land, its interpretation is open to many opinions, causing great controversies. Students can read the Constitution as well as the many issues that surround the document. If that proves...
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Primary
US National Archives

Our Documents: The Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)

For Students 9th - 10th
The Alien and Sedition Acts were passed by Congress in 1798 because of feared war with France. This engaging page gives you the opportunity to see a complete copy of the original document and also gives links to a typed transcript,...
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Primary
Lectric Law Library

'Lectric Law Library: New York Times v. United States

For Students 9th - 10th
The 1971 leaking of the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times led to a Supreme Court case in which the government took the newspaper to court over publishing classified information about Vietnam War policy.
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Primary
George Washington University

Nsa: The Pentagon Papers: Secrets, Lies, and Audiotapes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers an extensive history of the 1971 Pentagon Papers case. Features include transcripts of President Nixon's tapes, White House phone conversations, memoirs, and other primary resources.
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Article
Other

University of Arkansas: The Ordeal of Religious Test Oaths in Pennsylvania

For Students 9th - 10th
An argumentative essay on the underlying premise of political theory which deals with religious test oaths.
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Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: The Bill of Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
Yale's School of Law provides the text of the ten original amendments that constitute the Bill of Rights.
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Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: Alien and Sedition Acts

For Students 9th - 10th
This timeline provides links to the texts of the Alien and Sedition Acts, and the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions that protested them.
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Activity
Boston College

Boston College: Gitlow v. New York

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete syllabus and opinion of the Gitlow v. New York United States Supreme Court case.
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Activity
Illinois Institute of Technology

Oyez: Gitlow v. New York

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief resource presents the facts of the case, questions presented, and the conclusion of the Gitlow v. New York United States Supreme Court case.
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Primary
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Joseph Burstyn, Inc. V. Wilson (1952)

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about the Joseph Burstyn v. Wilson Supreme Court case.
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Primary
Boston College

Boston College: Joseph Burstyn, Inc. V. Wilson (1952)

For Students 9th - 10th
Full-text edition of the entire decision in the Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson case.
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Primary
Boston College

Boston College: Branzburg v. Hayes

For Students 9th - 10th
Full decision from the Branzburg v. Hayes United States Supreme Court case.
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Activity
Other

A Guide to Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has A Complete Guide to the Supreme Court Decision for this Supreme Court case. It can be downloaded as a PDF file. The article explains many different aspects of the case, including What the Decision Says, What the Decision...
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Lesson Plan
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: Expansion of Democracy During the Jacksonian Era

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson where students explore the emergence of the American system of democracy and political parties between 1820 and 1850. Using paintings by George Caleb Bingham and Richard Caton Woodville, and a political cartoon depicting the...
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Unit Plan
iCivics

I Civics: Persuasive Writing

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this library of mini-lessons, students will learn how to "argue on paper" or write persuasive essays using a fictional case about a school dress code rule against band t-shirts.
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Primary
Boston College

Boston College: Schenck v. United States

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the decision of this landmark Supreme Court decision involving the 1917 Espionage Act Schenck v. United States (1919).
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Primary
Boston College

Boston College: Dennis v. United States (1951)

For Students 9th - 10th
Full syllabus and decision from the Dennis v. United States Supreme Court case.
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Lesson Plan
National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: The National Woman's Party

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars will examine documents to determine if the justice system was fair and Constitutional in its treatment of the National Women's Party picketers.
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Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: First Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this interactive timeline on first amendment of the United States Constitution.
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: The First Amendment

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity students will analyze documents that span the course of American history to determine their connection to the different phrases found within the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
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eBook
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: The Pursuit of Justice

For Students 9th - 10th
This book analyzes 30 Supreme Court cases chosen by a group of Supreme Court justices and leading civics educators as the most important for American citizens to understand. An additional 100 significant cases included in state history...
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Other

The Oas and the Inter American System

For Students 9th - 10th
This site on the The OAS and the Inter-American System provides history, key dates, original and current member states, past and present secretaries general, and more.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Norman Rockwell

For Students 9th - 10th
Norman Rockwell is profiled at this site in a format that begins with a brief biographical sketch of his life. His works are then listed by appearance in the museum's database. Each work is presented in thumbnail format with brief...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Through this lesson, students identify individual, personal, and political rights (freedom of religion, freedom of speech, right to own property) by analyzing lives of historical African American...

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