Interactive
iCivics

I Civics: Games: Do I Have a Right?

For Students 9th - 10th
Play this game from iCivics that requires an understanding and application of the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the Constitution, and a few other amendments to argue and win cases the clients bring into the law firm. There...
Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: That's Your Right

For Students 9th - 10th
An engaging online card game where students learn about the Bill of Rights by matching situations with the correct right. There are three levels of difficulty. Includes a short video for each of the first ten Amendments to the...
Primary
US National Archives

Our Documents: The Bill of Rights (1791)

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive experience with the Bill of Rights. The Our Documents group allows you to view a copy of the original Bill of Rights. There is a brief information section along with links to larger images, a typed transcript, and...
Website
Other

San Francisco Unified School District: Bill of Rights

For Students 6th - 8th
A collection of resources for learning and teaching about the Bill of Rights. Includes ideas for projects, links for the First to Eighth Amendments, videos, resources on significant Supreme Court cases, and histories of the Amendments....
Lesson Plan
Other

Bill of Rights Institute: College Bill of Rights

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Colleges and universities often carry stricter policies than the Bill of Rights to protect their students, even with their students being legal adults. Explore whether this is constitutional or not with the aid of this lesson plan.
Primary
Other

Janet Reno vs. American Civil Liberties Union

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete transcript outlining the court case between Janet Reno, U.S. Attorney General, and the American Civil Liberties Union, in which the Communications Decency Act was declared unconstitutional.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs News Hour: Your Safety and Security or Your Civil Liberties Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The object of this lesson is to take a look at the USA Patriot Act and the controversies around the Act. Does the Patriot Act defy our Civil Liberties? This lesson will explore that question and more.
Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: Clapper v. Amnesty International (2013)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This mini-lesson covers the basics of the Supreme Court's decision that determined the government's ability to conduct electronic surveillance of its citizens. Students learn about the First Amendment right to free speech, the Fourth...
Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: Bethel School District v. Fraser (1986)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This mini-instructional activity covers the basics of the Supreme Court's decision that established a school's ability to prohibit inappropriate student language on campus. Students learn about the First Amendment right of free speech,...
Lesson Plan
Other

Supreme Court Historical Society:texas v. Johnson (1989)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A complete unit on constitutional law that uses the court case of Texas vs. Johnson, in which Gregory Lee Johnson was convicted of desecration of a venerated object after lighting an American flag on fire. The case became an argument...
Article
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Falwell v Flynt Trial (1984)

For Students 9th - 10th
Asked about his first sexual experience by an interviewer, Reverend Jerry Falwell said, "I never really expected to make it with Mom, but then after she showed all the other guys in town such a good time, I thought 'What the hell!'"...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Don't Know Much About Liberty

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about the freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
Activity
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: U S. Constitution: Annotation 18: First Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the boundaries of seditious speech and the permissibility of governmental measures which are directly concerned with the content of expression.
Lesson Plan
National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: The Equal Rights Amendment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), proposed in 1923, has never been ratified. Activists seeking gender equality have sought its ratification since its first proposal but that dream fell short after the anti-ERA movement fought against its...
Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: You've Got Rights!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about the rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights and other important constitutional amendments.
Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: The Bill of Rights Interactive Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Many Americans take for granted the freedoms contained in the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. As students play this game, they will discover surprising facts about the story behind the Bill of Rights and gain a clearer...
Handout
Other

Civil Liberties: Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association

For Students 9th - 10th
How does the constitution resolve a conflict between the government's property rights and the right of groups to engage in religious practices on lands they consider sacred? The Supreme Court answered that question in favor of the...
Handout
Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute: Texas v. Johnson

For Students 9th - 10th
This Landmark Supreme Court Cases and the Constitution eLesson focuses on a case involving expressive conduct, and what is for many a deeply cherished symbol of America, the U.S. flag. In a closely divided (5-4) ruling, the Supreme Court...
Activity
Other

Streetlaw: Rights in the Community

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides several links and introductory information on the Constitution, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, expression in special places, freedom of religion, due process, the right to privacy, discrimination, and...
Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Civil Liberties Recap: You Be the Judge

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
How well can you decide the balance of civil liberties? Review three case summaries as well as the laws and facts about each case and arguments, and then make a ruling.
Unit Plan
C-SPAN

C Span Classroom: Social Media and Free Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete learning module with lesson plan, video, vocabulary and activities on free speech and social media. Students examine arguments through video and text and debate to what extent should social media be protected as free speech...
Handout
Illinois Institute of Technology

Oyez.org: Oyez Directory

For Students 9th - 10th
The OYEZ Directory offers hyperlinks to Supreme Court cases. Choose the topic you'd like to search under, like "Attorneys," or "Civil rights," for example.
Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Bill of Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a list of the first ten amendments to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and see why these additions were made to the ruling document.
Unit Plan
Vocabulary.com

The Bill of Rights

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains a list of 50 words from the Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution. Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the spellings, pronunciations, and meanings of these words.