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Interactive
New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Women's Suffrage

For Students 9th - 10th
The New York Times presents an interactive, online crossword puzzle on women's suffrage. Upper elementary students can participate with some guidance.
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Handout
Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute: Texas v. Johnson

For Students 9th - 10th
This Landmark Supreme Court Cases and the Constitution eLesson focuses on a case involving expressive conduct, and what is for many a deeply cherished symbol of America, the U.S. flag. In a closely divided (5-4) ruling, the Supreme Court...
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Handout
Other

United States Courts: Facts and Case Summary Texas v. Johnson

For Students 9th - 10th
Facts and case summary for Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989). Flag burning constitutes symbolic speech that is protected by the First Amendment.
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: Native Americans Weren't Guaranteed the Right to Vote in Every State Until 1962

For Students 9th - 10th
Native people won citizenship in 1924, but the struggle for voting rights stretched on much longer. Native Americans couldn't be U.S. citizens when the country ratified its Constitution in 1788, and wouldn't win the right to be for 136...
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Primary
University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota: Rochin v. California (1952)

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides the background of the case and the Supreme Court's decision.
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Samuel Freeman Miller

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Samuel Freeman Miller, an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1862-90), a leading opponent of efforts to use the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution to protect business...

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