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\nNewseumED: Civil Rights\n

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\nAs part of a social, economic, and legal/political civil rights study, class members brainstorm a list of current civil rights issues that affect their community and then select one issue that they think they could work to change as a...\n
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\nJudicial Learning Center: Landmark Cases\n

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\nFive fact-filled lessons look at landmark Supreme Court Cases. Young scholars begin their study by examining the importance of these cases, key terms necessary for studying the court cases, and the relationship between court cases and...\n
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\nCivics Curriculum Guide\n

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\nThe 10 lessons in the Civics Curriculum Guide series, designed for high schoolers, contain 28 activities focused on important civic topics. Young scholars consider what it means to be an American and a good citizen, examine the Four...\n
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\nNational Constitution Center: Hall Pass Videos\n

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\nThe National Constitution Center offers this collection of informative and entertaining videos intended to start conversations and develop critical thinking skills. Viewers learn about the rights granted by the constitution, about the...\n
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\nElectoral College Lesson Packet\n

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\nThe Constitutional Rights Foundation presents two lessons about the Electoral College. The first has scholars examine a text that provides background information about the Electoral College. Then class members engage in a role play...\n
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\nBecoming Us: Education\n

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\nThe Becoming Us: Education module examines the history of the fight for racial justice and educational equity today. The first case study looks at the re-segregation of American schools, while the second explores the resistance to school...\n
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\nCrash Course: U.S. Government and Politics\n

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\nHelp high schoolers become more informed citizens with a crash course in United States Government and Politics. Narrated by Craig Benzine, the 50-video course is based on the 2014 AP U.S. Government and Politics curriculum. Viewers learn...\n
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\nJudicial Learning Center: The Role of the Federal Courts\n

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\nInformational, interesting, and easy-to-understand, the five resources in the Role of the Federal Courts collection provide an overview of the historical context, important principles, and content of the US Constitution regarding the...\n
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\nFacing Ferguson: News Literacy in a Digital Age\n

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\nThe reporting, both in professional news sources and on social media, of the events surrounding the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri provides 21st Century learners with an opportunity of consider how social media can...\n
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\nBen Across the Curriculum: High School\n

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\nBenjamin Franklin: The man, the scientist, the inventor, the statesman, the legend. A 10-lesson collection introduces high schoolers to the many facets of Franklin’s character. Although developed for the International Traveling...\n
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\nWhat Makes Democracy Work?\n

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\nEight lessons make up a collection designed to help high schoolers make sense of an election year. Class members learn about voting rights, the importance of a free press, and civic participation. The focus is on the 2020 presidential...\n
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\nBen Across the Curriculum: Middle School\n

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\nBen Across the Curriculum is a set of interdisciplinary lesson plans that highlight the five central themes in the international traveling exhibition Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World. These themes are Character Matters, B....\n
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\nSocial Media Toolbox\n

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\nThe internet as well as the popularity of and availability of personal electronic devices equipped with social media has changed journalism forever. Here's a collection of resources that provide student journalists the tools they need to...\n
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\nCrash Course: Media Literacy\n

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\nViewers take a Crash Course in Media Literacy. They watch 12 videos that take them through media history, the positive and negative effects of media, and regulations and policies affecting media producers. The series aims to help viewers...\n
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\nFirst Amendment Overview Part II\n

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\nThe First Amendment Overview video delves into examples of citizen's rights. Young academics learn how First Amendment rights have been protected in real-life examples. The video also explains that the rights laid out in the Amendment...\n
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\nFirst Amendment Overview Part I\n

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\nThe Declaration of Independence details the natural rights guaranteed by the First Amendment. The video explains these rights, including freedom of speech and non-violent protest. Scholars learn why specific rights were guaranteed and...\n
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\nThe First Amendment: What's Fair in a Free Country\n

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\nYoung scholars describe the contents of the First Amendment while telling about an example of speech that is protected by the Constitution and that which is not. They attempt to apply the First Amendment to situations that could occur in...\n
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\nUsing the Newspaper to Teach the Five Freedoms of the First Amendment\n

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\nOf all the amendments found in The Bill of Rights, the First Amendment contains some of the most important freedoms for American citizens. A unit plan on the First Amendment features interactive lesson plans designed to teach about those...\n
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\nSo, What’s the First Amendment?\n

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\nThe First Amendment to the US Constitution protects people's rights to speech, the press, and religion. Using the resource, scholars discover how. They take a brief online quiz to determine how well they understand the First...\n
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\nFayette v. Take Two: The First Amendment\n

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\nAn informative lesson provides scholars the opportunity to study a Supreme Court case regarding the First Amendment and make a ruling with the members of their group. Class members also participate in group discussion and prepare a...\n
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\nIntroduction to the First Amendment: What’s a Violation?\n

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\nYoung historians take an in-depth look at the five freedoms granted by the First Amendment. Groups apply their knowledge of the freedoms to a series of scenarios to decide if the depicted actions represent a violation of the amendment.\n
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\nFirst Amendment Speech and Press Part I\n

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\nThe First Amendment does not always protect free speech. An informative video focuses on how the government has interpreted free speech over the years and efforts like the Sedition Act to limit free speech. Academics learn how our...\n
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\nFirst Amendment and the Future\n

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\nStudents develop a strategy for furthering the First Amendment interest and knowledge in the school through posters, school-wide announcements, speakers, contests and more during the rest of the school year. Student research about free...\n
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\nProtesting within First Amendment Rights\n

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\nYoung scholars research the First Amendment and what it says about the right to peaceably assemble as well as read in particular about those who were arrested or removed from an area for being disruptive during a protest on the War in...\n
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