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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
| Date | Topic | Assignment Due |
| 1-Introduction to civil liberties | Introduction to Civil Liberties Get all the daily class starters | Come to class ready to learn, learn, learn! Dress sharp! |
| 2-Selective Incorporation | History of Civil Liberties: Selective Incorporation Gitlow versus New York (1925)   | Student First Amendment Gallery Images |
| 3-Freedom of/from Religions | Freedom of Religions/Freedom from Religions Freedom of Religion Opinion Freedom of Religion Tests Ten Commandments | Selective Incorporation |
| 4-Freedom of/from Religions Cases | ¿In God We Trust? Freedom of Religions Freedom of Speech Opinion Freedom of Speech WBC Civil Liberties Round Robin | Complete your section of the handout, Freedom of Religions. We will share our answers in class. You do not need to edit on the wiki. Complete this civil liberties test and be prepared to share your score in class along with something new you learned about your rights. |
| 5-Freedom of/from Speech | Freedom of the Press Around the World Freedom of Wiki Leaks? Some Landmark Supreme Court Speech Cases Freedom of Speech in School Civil Liberties Round Robin Listen to High Court Struggles with Military Funerals Case Some recent First Amendment cases include: Bong Hits For Jesus Westboro Baptist Church Justices Void Law Banning Videos of Cruelty to Animals | Freedom of Speech Dos and Don'ts Infographic |
| 6-Freedom of Press & Assembly | Freedom of Press and Assembly Civil Liberties du jour Civil Liberties Quiz Freedom of the Press Around the World | Freedom of Speech |
| 7-First Amendment Finale | Civil Liberties Online Quiz 1st Amendment Rewrites Teams of 4 finish their own personal 1st Amendment rewrites | Creative Time |
| 8-Student Rights | TLO v New Jersey set up certain rules regarding student rights of search and seizure at schools. You are the superintendent of your school district. Based on the precedent set by TLO, write a memo to your school principals about what they can and can not do regarding search and seizure at school. | Student Rights |
| 9-Due Process | Due Process Government Powers Learn more about capital punishment | Prepare for Fishbowl |
| 10-Privacy Rights | Rights of Privacy | Government Powers Quiz |
| 11-Death Penalty Fishbowl | Death Penalty Fishbowl Fishbowl Rules Fishbowl Observation Sheet | Death Penalty Fishbowl Post |
| 12-Citizenship | What are the requirements for Naturalization? How hard is it to get a green card? Here is a citizenship self test you can take Here's an interesting class starter about where the people of your state were born | Death Penalty Editorial |
| 13-American Inequality | History of Civil Rights American Inequality Civil Rights What do Blacks, Whites, and Hispanics think about each other? Evolution of Whiteness Passing Strange Review A Class Divided Project Implicit Affirmative Action
| Citizenship Test Results |
| 14-Civil Rights | American Inequality | American Inequality |
| 15-Review Day | Civil Rights and Liberties Jeopardy | All tests and reviews available at GoPo Pro |
All The Lessons from all the Units are Available on my Website
Unit 1 - The Constitution
Unit 2 - Political Culture
Unit 3 - Political Process
Unit 4 - Part 1 - Congress
Unit 4 - Part 2 - Presidency
Unit 4 - Part 3 - Judiciary
Unit 4 - Part 4 - Bureaucracy
Unit 5 - Public Policy
Unit 6 - Civil Rights & Liberties
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Unit 1 - The Constitution
Unit 2 - Political Culture
Unit 3 - Political Process
Unit 4 - Part 1 - Congress
Unit 4 - Part 2 - Presidency
Unit 4 - Part 3 - Judiciary
Unit 4 - Part 4 - Bureaucracy
Unit 5 - Public Policy
Unit 6 - Civil Rights and Liberties
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.