UNIT 3: CIVIL LIBERTIES & CIVIL RIGHTS

LESSON 1: THE BILL OF RIGHTS

We will explain how the U.S. The Constitution protects individual rights and liberties.

Class Materials: 

• Activity: The Bill of RightsCreate & Tell: The Bill of Rights
• ​Activity: Do I Have a Right?
• Quiz: The Bill of Rights

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LESSON 2: THE FIRST AMENDMENT

We will analyze how the provisions of the First Amendment is continually being interpreted to balance the power of government and the civil liberties of individuals.

Class Materials: 

• FAC: Civil Liberties
• Pear Deck: The Freedom of Religion​
  • Thin Slide: Secular
  • 8 Parts: Engel v. Vitale
  • Sketch & Tell-O: Establishment Clause Cases
  • Sketch & Tell: Kennedy v. Bremerton
  • 8 Parts: Wisconsin v. Yoder
• ​Pear Deck: The Freedom of Speech
  • ​8 Parts: Schenck v. United States
  • Thin Slide: Symbolic Speech
  • 8 Parts: Tinker v. Des Moines
  • Sketch & Tell-O: Symbolic Speech Cases
• Activity: Applying Precedent
• Pear Deck: Freedom of the Press
  • Thin Slide: Prior Restraint
  • 8 Parts: New York Times v. United States
• SCOTUS FRQ: Practice Question #1

LESSON 3: THE RIGHT OF DUE PROCESS

We will explain the extent to which states are limited by the due process clause from infringing upon individual rights. ​

Class Materials: 

• FAC: Civil Liberties
• Pear Deck: The Right of Due Process
  • Frayer Model: Selective Incorporation
  • 8 Parts: McDonald v. Chicago
• Pear Deck: The Right of Due Process​
  • Frayer Model: Due Process
  • Sketch & Tell-O: The Fifth Amendment
  • 8 Parts: Gideon v. Wainwright
  • Sketch & Tell-O: Substantive Due Process
• Quizlet Flashcards: Supreme Court Cases

LESSON 4: CIVIL RIGHTS

We will explain how constitutional provisions have supported and motivated social movements.

Class Materials:​

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