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UNIT 3 - The Bill of Rights & the First Amendment

Unit 3 Topic 3.1-3.4 The Bill of Rights AMSCO Chpt. 8 pg. 260-93

Guided Notes. Down load and fill them out Unit 3 Topic 3.1-3.4

Readings

1.  Engel v. Vitale (1962) REQUIRED

2.  Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) REQUIRED

3.  New York Times Co. vs. U.S. (1971) REQUIRED

4.  Schenck v. U.S. (1919) REQUIRED

5.  Tinker v. Des Moines School District (1969) REQUIRED

Quick Notes

1.  1ST AMENDMENT FREEDOMS - PRESS, ASSEMBLY, PETITION

2.  FIRST AMENDMENT FREEDOMS - FREEDOM OF RELIGION

3.  FIRST AMENDMENT FREEDOMS - FREEDOM OF SPEECH

Required Videos
Topic 3.1
Topic 3.2
Topic 3.3
Topic 3.4
Topic 3.1
Topic 3.2
Topic 3.3
Topic 3.4
Videos

  • Freedom of Religion (6:47)

  • Engel v. Vitale (4:26)

  • Wisconsin v. Yoder (5:37)​

  • Freedom of Speech (6:51)

  • Schenck v. United States (3:17)

  • Tinker v. Des Moines (3:20)

  • ​When Does Speech Incite Violence? (5:05)​​​

  • Freedom of the Press (7:16)

  • New York Times v. United States (5:30)

Unit 3 Topic 3.5-3.6 Balancing Liberty & Safety  AMSCO Chpt. 9 pg. 294-310

Guided Notes. Down load and fill them out Unit 3 Topic 3.5-3.6

Readings

1. CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS

2. THE INCORPORATION DOCTRINE

3.  Gitlow v. New York, 1925

4.  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. HELLER (2008)

5.  McDonald v. City of Chicago (2010) REQUIRED

6.  PROCLAMATION SUSPENDING WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

7.  THE INCORPORATION DOCTRINE - HISTORY

8.  BILL OF RIGHTS AND SELECTIVE INCORPORATION

Required Videos
Topic 3.5
Topic 3.6
Videos

Unit 3 Topic 3.7-3.9 Selective Incorporation, Due Process & Rights of Accused, Right to Pricacy AMSCO Chpt. 10 pg. 311-339

Guided Notes. Down load and fill them out Topic 3.7-3.9

Readings

1.  THE MIRANDA WARNING

2.  Court Room Layout

3.  8th Amendment THE DEATH OF THE DEATH PENALTY​

4.  Furman and Gregg Cases

5.  Mapp v. Ohio, 1961

6.  Miranda v. Arizona

7.  Patriot Act and Freedom Act

8.  Patriot and Proper Balance

9.  Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963 REQUIRED

Required Videos
Topic 3.7 video
Topic 3.8 video
Topic 3.9 video
Videos

Unit 3 Lesson 4 Topic 3.10-3.13 CIVIL RIGHTS AMSCO Chpt. 11 pg. 341-91 

Guided Notes. Down load and fill them out Unit 3 Topic 3.10-3.13

Readings

1.  Letter to Martin Luther King from a Group of Clergymen​ 

2.  Letter from Birmingham Jail REQUIRED

3.  Brown v. Board of Education (1954) REQUIRED

4.  CIVIL RIGHTS

5.  VOTING RIGHTS

6.  THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965

7.  RIGHTS IN AMERICA

Required Videos
Topic 3.10 video
Topic 3.11 video
Topic 3.12 video
Topic 3.13 video

8.  RUBY BRIDGES

The Problem We All Live With by Norman Rockwell, 1964

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Videos
Unit 3 Video Review 15 min.
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