In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson about equal protection and the 14th amendment. Students then answer an advanced placement style document based question. There is a teacher answer key at the end of the lesson.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Pottawatomie v. Earls and the 4th amendment. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key included in the lesson.

In Power Play, you’ll coach a team of players competing to win power for state or federal government!

Teammates will offer arguments that, if persuasive, will pull power statues toward the side you’ve chosen. But use your players wisely — the wrong argument will make a player fall or even move the power toward the other side!

In this lesson, students read about the Supreme Court case Quincy Railways v. Chicago and eminent domain. Students then answer analysis questions about the case.

In this two-day lesson plan, students examine the struggle for desegregation during the Civil Rights Movement and a current study that finds that American schools are reverting to segregation. On the first day, students examine the notion of ‘separate but equal’ by reading about the Brown v. Board of Education decision and by researching different events, legislation and organizations that influenced desegregation. On the second day, students assess ways in which race relations have and have not changed since this historic decision, examine the recent ‘resegregation’ study, and propose suggestions for addressing the school segregation issue to local, state or national leaders.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Reynolds v. United States and the first amendment freedom of religion. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key included in the lesson.

In this lesson, students study primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade and right to privacy. Students then answer analysis questions about the case.

Students explore the rule of law in American democracy and its impact on every individual. Through class discussion and role play, student gain an understanding of what the rule of law means in terms of American government, the functions laws play in our society, and the role all citizens and community members, from a student to the President, play in adhering to and upholding the rule of law.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Schenck v. Pro-choice Network 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 South Dakota v. Dole and federalism. Students then answer analysis questions about the case.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court cases Strauder v. West Virginia, Smith v. State of Texas, the 14th amendment, and racial discrimination in jury selection. Students then answer analysis questions about the cases.

Students consider how different societies define freedom of expression, analyze historical sources that reveal contrasting views on freedom of expression in the case of Skokie, Illinois, where a Nazi group attempted to demonstrate in the 1970s, and explore the recent free speech controversy in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Taylor v. Louisiana 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 read about the Supreme Court case Texas v. Johnson 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 Tinker v. Des Moines and freedom of speech. Students then answer analysis questions about the case.

In this lesson, students will explore themes of First Amendment rights and the freedom to read, while also gaining an actiTo Ban or Not to Ban the Invisible Man: A School Board Simulationve understanding of the roles of School Board members and the responsibilities of active community members, by participating in a School Board simulation where they grapple with the same choice: whether or not to ban Invisible Man.

As a result of this lesson, students will define eighteenth-century legal terms, depict an eighteenth-century case through role-play, and explain the justice system in eighteenth-century Virginia.

Students explore and compare how the Constitution has granted and/or limited Presidential actions during times of crisis. Beginning with background information regarding the parts of the Constitution related to Executive Power/Privilege, students gain context regarding how American democracy defines, grants, and limits presidential powers. In groups, students then examine a scenario describing an incident in American history during which a President had to respond during a time of crisis. After analyzing the crisis and determining whether the President's response was appropriate and Constitutional, students present their scenario to classmates.

In this lesson, students read secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case The United States v. Causby and eminent domain. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key included in the lesson.

In this activity, students will look at images from 1919 to explore the nature of the "Red Scare" of the World War I era, and think about it the context of current attitudes toward civil liberties since the September 11th attacks.