Students will work individually or in pairs to design 3D-printed visual representations of one or more individual rights found in the Bill of Rights.

In this lesson, students learn about how the U.S. Supreme Court decided the affirmative action case of Fisher v. University of Texas and other similar landmark cases. Discussion questions are provided. In an associated activity, students will role play trustees of a public university charged with setting, among other things, admissions policy for the university and how affirmative action will be addressed. Each small group will report its decisons to the class for discussion.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Allegheny County v. ACLU and the 1st amendment. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key included in the lesson.

In this lesson, students will learn about the origins of law, trace the development of law in America, and differentiate between the different types of laws. Students will also learn the different steps in civil and criminal judicial proceedings. To culminate their understanding of the judicial process, students will create posters noting the different steps a particular criminal or civil case would go through in the judicial system.

In this lesson, students review the history of lynching in America and how the NAACP led the fight to pass a federal anti-lynching law. A set of discussion questions is provided. In an associated activity, students create, layout, and publish an opinion/editorial page for a 1934 newspaper on the topic of lynching.

In this lesson, students read about the Berkeley Free Speech Movement, one of the first of the 1960s university student protests that challenged authority and criticized the way things were. A set of discussion questions is provided. In an associated activity, the class will simulate a public university student senate debating whether student activity fees should be voluntary or mandatory for campus organizations.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Bethel v. Fraser and the 1st amendment. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key included in the lesson.

This divide over gun control is animated by different interpretations of the Constitution: specifically the Second Amendment, its meaning, and its applicability in 21st century America. In this eLesson your students will explore some of the constitutional issues and policy proposals that make up the gun control/gun rights debate.

Students will explore the Supreme Court case Board of Education v. Earls, in which high school sophomore Lindsay Earls challenged her school's drug testing policy. Students will watch a documentary on the case, apply the Fourth Amendment to the case, and further their understanding by participation in activities such as creating an anti-drug campaign and a moot court or mock trial.

This resource informs students about the Supreme Court case, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka I and II. Since the Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, the doctrine of “separate but equal” legalized racial segregation in the United States. The Supreme Court finally rejected that doctrine in 1954 on the ground that segregated schools led to unequal educational opportunities for white and black students, which in turn had negative psychological effects on the self-image of black children. The end of legal segregation was cause for great hope and inspiration to Civil Rights leaders. When novelist Ralph Ellison heard the Court’s decision he wrote, “Another battle of the Civil War has been won. … What a wonderful world of possibilities are unfolded for the children!”

In this lesson, students use secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Cantwell v. Connecticut and religious freedom. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key included in the lesson.

In this lesson, students review the Supreme Court case of Yaser Esam Hamdi v. Donald Rumsfeld (2004) and analyze the Justice's opinions. A set of discussion questions is provided. In an associated activity, students will role play the Court and see whether they can get a majority decision on the two issues in the case.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Dickerson v. The United States and the 5th and 6th amendments. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key included in the lesson.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case District of Columbia v. Heller and the 2nd amendment. Students then answer analysis questions about the case.

This resource informs students about the Supreme Court case,Dred Scott v Sanford. The slave Dred Scott sued for his freedom in court because his former master had taken him to live where slavery had been prohibited by Congress through the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 and the Missouri Compromise of 1820.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Edwards v. South Carolina and freedom of speech and assembly. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key and extension activity included in the lesson.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Engel v. Vitale and the establishment clause. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key included in the lesson.

In this lesson, students will learn about the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution through a documentary about Romer v. Evans. Students will consider the constitutionality of special legal protections that are afforded members of some minority groups in an effort to achieve equality. They will also learn about the mechanics of state politics, including the interactions between governors, special interest groups, state citizens, and the judiciary.

In this lesson, students will explore judicial review, elastic clause, individual rights of citizens, and the supremacy clause by participating in a pro se court regarding Bethel School District vs. Fraser.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case F.E.C. v. Wisconsin Right to Life, the 1st amendment, and campaign finance. Students then answer analysis questions about the case.

This activity explores individuals rights during police traffic stops by examining the Supreme Court case Brendlin v. California, 551 U.S. __, 127 S. Ct. 2400 (2007). Participants will answer the question: Does the Fourth Amendment protect the passengers in a car from unreasonable search and seizure during a traffic stop and give the passengers the right to challenge the stop?

FantasySCOTUS; Fantasy Supreme Court of the United State; It is a Supreme Court fantasy league in which players predict current case outcomes, and is already a wild hit with law students, attorneys, and judicial chambers across the country. The students learn about fundamental legal principles, make predictions about these cases, compete and collaborate with other classes nationwide, and write analytical blog posts about them.

Narrated by Bowdoin College Government Professor Andrew Rudalevige, "Founding Principles" provides an introductory overview and basic understanding to American government, but one that is crucial to building citizen-leaders, promoting civic engagement, and working toward the common good.
Chapter Fourteen discusses the rights of citizenship, including the right to vote and to be free from unjust discrimination.

Narrated by Bowdoin College Government Professor Andrew Rudalevige, "Founding Principles" provides an introductory overview and basic understanding to American government, but one that is crucial to building citizen-leaders, promoting civic engagement, and working toward the common good.
Chapter Thirteen discusses the Bill of Rights and the liberties and protections offered therein.

In this lesson, students review the Lindbergh kidnapping case and trial, with emphasis on the possible influence of the media on the verdict. A set of discussion questions is provided. In an associated activity, students will gather arguments for and against the question: Should live TV be permitted in the coutroom?, by reviewing court processes and the use of live television in highly publicized trials. After listing all arguments, students will discuss in small groups and give an oral report on the group's conclusions.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court cases National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie (1977) and Brandenburg v. Ohio (1968) and freedom of speech. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key included in the lesson.

This two-day lesson centers around a project that is designed to help students demonstrate knowledge of the key concepts and issues that they learned in this unit of study. They will be comparing and contrasting laws passed in the United States and South Africa regarding segregation and apartheid, respectively.This lesson was developed by Carolin Bethea-Brown as part of their completion of the North Carolina Global Educator Digital Badge program. This lesson plan has been vetted at the local and state level for standards alignment, Global Education focus, and content accuracy.            

In this two-day lesson, students will analyze the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as well as laws passed at the state and federal levels that were used to systematically deny African Americans of their constitutional rights. Throughout the lesson students will draw comparisons between laws made in the United States with laws made by the apartheid government of South Africa.This lesson was developed by Caroline Bethea-Brown as part of their completion of the North Carolina Global Educator Digital Badge program. This lesson plan has been vetted at the local and state level for standards alignment, Global Education focus, and content accuracy.            

This lesson is to be conducted over a two-day (90 minute block schedule) period. The purpose of this lesson is to help students understand the role the federal government played in overturning laws that systematically undermined the 14th and 15th Amendments. During this process students will gain a better understanding of federalism, checks and balances, and judicial review. In addition, they will have the opportunity to compare and contrast laws passed in the United States with laws passed by the South Africa's apartheid government.This lesson was developed by Caroline Bethea-Brown as part of their completion of the North Carolina Global Educator Digital Badge program. This lesson plan has been vetted at the local and state level for standards alignment, Global Education focus, and content accuracy.            

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright and the 6th amendment. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key included in the lesson.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Gregg v. Georgia and the 8th amendment. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key included in the lesson.

In this lesson, students learn about Supreme Court case Hamdi v. Rumsfeld and executive power. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key included in the lesson.

In this lesson, students consider the effect that the media may have on how jurors decide their verdicts and six remedies that judges have relied in to combat the effects of press publicity on jurors. A set of discussion questions is provided. In an associated activity, students role-play judges deciding what the best remedy is to reduce the effect of high publicity in three criminal cases.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Island Trees School District v. Pico and the 1st amendment. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key included in the lesson.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case J.E.B. v. Alabama and the 6th and 14th amendments. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key included in the lesson.

In this lesson, students acquire deeper understanding of the Constitution and its history and provide a reason for the study of the Constitution.

Students discuss the current system of school funding in North Carolina,
examine the pros and cons of state versus local funding, and explore the impact of Leandro v. State of
North Carolina on North Carolina's public schools.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Lee v. Weisman and the 1st amendment. Students then answer analysis questions about the case.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Locke v. Davey and the 1st amendment. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key included in the lesson.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Commission and eminent domain. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key and an extension activity included in the lesson.