Unit 3: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
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In this unit, we will explore questions including:
- How are your rights defined and protected under the Constitution?
- Why are juries important in a democratic system?
- Why should you serve on a jury?
- How have Supreme Court decisions expanded or restricted personal rights and responsibilities?
- What are the legal rights and responsibilities of the individual in civic life, the workplace, and school?
- How do your legal rights and responsibilities change as you move around the United States?
Vocabulary:
petitioner, respondent, affirmative action, judicial review, civil rights, civil liberties
petitioner, respondent, affirmative action, judicial review, civil rights, civil liberties
Resources:
Illustrated Bill of Rights
http://www.crf-usa.org/elementary-school/illustrated-bill-of-rights
National Constitution Center
http://constitutioncenter.org/
Constitution Daily
http://blog.constitutioncenter.org/
Bill of Rights Institute
http://billofrightsinstitute.org/
Street Law
http://www.streetlaw.org/en/home
A nonprofit organization that creates classroom and community programs that teach people about law, democracy, and human rights worldwide.
First Amendment Center
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/
The center serves as a forum for the study and exploration of free-expression issues, including freedom of speech, of the press and of religion, and the rights to assemble and to petition the government. Founded by John Seigenthaler, the First Amendment Center is an operating program of the Freedom Forum and is associated with the Newseum and the Diversity Institute. The center has offices in the John Seigenthaler Center at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., and at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
Constitutional Rights Foundation Blog
http://crfblog.org/
The Oyez Project
http://www.oyez.org/
The Oyez Project at Chicago-Kent is a multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court of the United States and its work.
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) Blog
http://www.scotusblog.com/
Illustrated Bill of Rights
http://www.crf-usa.org/elementary-school/illustrated-bill-of-rights
National Constitution Center
http://constitutioncenter.org/
Constitution Daily
http://blog.constitutioncenter.org/
Bill of Rights Institute
http://billofrightsinstitute.org/
Street Law
http://www.streetlaw.org/en/home
A nonprofit organization that creates classroom and community programs that teach people about law, democracy, and human rights worldwide.
First Amendment Center
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/
The center serves as a forum for the study and exploration of free-expression issues, including freedom of speech, of the press and of religion, and the rights to assemble and to petition the government. Founded by John Seigenthaler, the First Amendment Center is an operating program of the Freedom Forum and is associated with the Newseum and the Diversity Institute. The center has offices in the John Seigenthaler Center at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., and at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
Constitutional Rights Foundation Blog
http://crfblog.org/
The Oyez Project
http://www.oyez.org/
The Oyez Project at Chicago-Kent is a multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court of the United States and its work.
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) Blog
http://www.scotusblog.com/