How is discrimination from the past reversed? Scholars investigate the concept of affirmative action in the 32nd lesson of a 50-part Crash Course video series on United States government and politics. They use the short video to analyze and discuss the legality of reversing the past acts of discrimination, while still upholding equality for all. 

Concepts

the united states government, american politics, affirmative action

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Assign research on current issues dealing with affirmative action
• Create a debate on the issue of the legality of affirmative action 

Classroom Considerations

• Video clip is under 10 minutes in length

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Introduces primary sources for further research (Regents vs. Bakke) 
• Benefits audio and visual learners 

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3