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Curated OER

Wartime and the Bill of Rights: The Korematsu Case (Lesson 2)

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders review how the government and Bill of Rights came into effect. Using primary source documents, they discuss if Japanese rights were violated when they were placed in internment camps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. ...
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Curated OER

Dealing with Growth and Change

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discuss the right and wrong actions of a young Navajo boy. Using that information, they compare and contrast his culture to their own. In groups, they create a newspaper or poster showing the cultural contributions of the...
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US National Archives

National Archives: Search Warrants and the 4th Amendment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examine an actual search warrant to see the 4th Amendment in action. Students will decide whether the warrant meets the standards of the 4th amendment.
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US National Archives

Docs Teach: Search Warrants and the 4th Amendment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students will analyze a search warrant and decide whether or not it fulfills all of the necessary requirements by the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution.
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Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute: Airport Scanners and the Fourth Amendment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Allow students opportunity to evaluate the constitutionality of the TSA full body airport scanners with this lesson plan.
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Other

Our Courts: Bill of Rights: You Mean I've Got Rights? [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A great, active lesson about the Bill of Rights. Students compare rights they think they should have with the rights in the actual amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The language of the amendments is broken down into simpler English so...
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Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute: Supreme Court Gps Warrant Hearing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Investigators must acquire a search warrant before intitiating a GPS search of a vehicle to track criminals, decided upon by justices, so as not to infringe on the rights of search and seizure stated in the Bill of Rights. This lesson...
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Other

Landmark Cases: Mapp v. Ohio (1961)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A very comprehensive resource for reading all about this landmark case. It includes all the judicial opinions, background summary, and teacher directed activities.