Civics

This Civics course is designed to provide students with a fundamental and practical understanding of local, state and national government.

Constitutional Values

Goal(s): Students will be able to examine the U.S. Supreme Court’s power of judicial review and critique the various approaches justices take when interpreting the Constitution. Further, students will understand […]

Constitutional Values – Virtual

Goal(s): Students will be able to examine the U.S. Supreme Court’s power of judicial review and critique the various approaches justices take when interpreting the Constitution. Further, students will understand […]

Do You Know Your Rights?

Know the different rights guaranteed to the citizens of the United States and the reason the rights were created.

Free Speech and Campaign Finance Regulations

Abstract: The First Amendment to the Constitution prohibits Congress from abridging free speech and the Fourteenth Amendment has been interpreted to extend those prohibitions to state and local governments as […]

Freedom of Speech in Public Schools

Lesson Goal(s): Students will understand how the complexity of freedom of speech in schools in the 21st century. Essential Question(s): How has the first amendment been applied to free speech in […]

Rights of a Citizen

Lesson Goals: Students will be able to identify the political rights of citizens of the United States. Essential Question: What is the difference between freedom and liberty? Lesson Plan: Have […]

Rights of a Citizen – Virtual

Lesson Goals: Students will be able to identify the political rights of citizens of the United States. Essential Question: What is the difference between freedom and liberty? Lesson Plan: Have […]

Ten Amendments of the Bill of Rights

Objective: Students will be able to demonstrate and communicate the meanings of the ten Amendments of the Bill of Rights by translating them and distributing them on handouts to the […]

The First Ten Amendments – Virtual

Purpose: Students will be able to demonstrate understanding and communicate the meanings of the 10 Amendments of the Bill of Rights. They will be able to identify the rights that […]