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 […]

Current Events and the Constitution

Lesson Goal(s): Create informed citizens and encourage civic engagement through the use of digital media by discussing current events in the context of the Constitution. Essential Question(s): How can an […]

Defining Equality

Students will be able to analyze how the constitutional value of equality has changed over time.

Federalism

Goal(s): Students will be able to analyze how the interpretation of the U.S. Constitution over time impacts the balance of power between the federal and state governments within the United […]

Federalism – Virtual

Goal(s): Students will be able to analyze how the interpretation of the U.S. Constitution over time impacts the balance of power between the federal and state governments within the United […]

Federalism and Conditional Spending Programs

Abstract: The Constitution created a federal government whereby power is shared between the federal and state governments as well as the citizens. The Constitution delegates specific power to the federal […]

Privacy and the Fourth Amendment

Goals: Students will be able to analyze how the constitutional right of privacy and the definition of search and seizure have evolved over time. Students will understand that: The U.S. […]

Privacy and the Fourth Amendment – Virtual

Goals: Students will be able to analyze how the constitutional right of privacy and the definition of search and seizure have evolved over time. Students will understand that: The U.S. […]

The Fourteenth Amendment and Marriage Equality

Abstract: The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments slowed (but hardly eliminated) the pervasive racial discrimination that was a principal cause of the Civil War. The principle of equal protection is embodied in […]

The Fourteenth Amendment and Marriage Equality – Virtual

Abstract: The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments slowed (but hardly eliminated) the pervasive racial discrimination that was a principal cause of the Civil War. The principle of equal protection is embodied in […]