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 […]

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 […]

Students’ First Amendment Rights in School

Objectives: Students will examine and interpret federal court cases pertaining to student speech rights in schools. Students will compare and contrast federal court cases with community views as provided by […]