This a click-and-explore activity that puts you in control and ask you to consider how life would change without some of our most cherished freedoms. Life Without the Bill of Rights? invites you to understand the significance of your...

As the debate over domestic surveillance heats up in the Bush administration between the President and Congress, NPR provides a timeline of the history behind electronic surveillance laws.

The chapters of this unit on criminal law and juvenile justice are as follows: "Crime in America," "Introduction to Criminal Law," "Crimes Against the Person," "Crimes Against Property," "Defenses," and "The Criminal Justice Process: The...

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.

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.

How can a reader determine how much fact is in a fictional book? This site features the book "1984" by George Orwell to illustrate this concept.

How can a reader determine how much fact is in a fictional book? This site features the book "1984" by George Orwell to illustrate this concept.

Detailed explanation of the 4th Amendment and links to related resources including a number of news articles, video and timelines.

This resource provides information on the reference to Rochin v California, that is found in the annotations page to the 4th Amendment. Specifically, focusing on the section covering "Property subject to seizure".

Do you understand what happens when there are disputes over the interpretation and protection of civil liberties as defined in the Bill of Rights? When do the rights of the individual trump the perceived needs of society, and when do...

This resource offers a discussion of the Fourth Amendment, and what has become known as the Exclusionary Rule. Provided on the bottom of the page are footnotes which can be reached by clicking on the links throughout the body of the text.

An electronic version of the original English Bill of Rights, written in 1689, which influenced the writings of Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams, and laid the basis for American Democracy and common law.

Katz v. United States altered the meaning of the 4th Amendment, the right to search and seizure, appealing his case in 1967 regarding the investigator's use of electronic surveillance. Oyez features the facts and recordings from the...

What happens in a small Texas town when a father decides to challenge a school board decision about mandatory drug testing for junior and senior high-school students? P.O.V., the documentary series that airs on PBS, answers this question...

This page provides the background of the case and the Supreme Court's decision.

Allow students opportunity to evaluate the constitutionality of the TSA full body airport scanners with this lesson plan.

The Warren Court was a busy one. Read about the famous decisions made by that court in just a few years.

An examination of Internet privacy laws: Search and Seizure, Unsolicited Email, Defamation, Secrecy, and more.

For elementary students, an easy to understand illustrated explanation of the Bill of Rights is offered.

This resource not only provides a text of the amendment, but also extensive annotations to words and phrasing.

Official home of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Learn about American news, what's going on with the Supreme Court and new legislation, and more at this online interest group.

This site gives you examples of court cases demonstrating how the Supreme Court upholds the constituion. It also includes links to further information.