Protecting basic liberties was at the heart of the American Revolution. However, it wasn't until after the Constitutional Convention that the Founding Fathers added a list of rights guaranteed to the people, now our most important legal document. As the video outlines its concepts, viewers see that today, the document even covers speech at schools as well as online.

Concepts

the articles of confederation, constitution day, constitutional amendments, the bill of rights, the united states constitution, civil rights, judicial review, the anti-federalists, the federalists

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Ask young scholars to research additional court cases on the Bill of Rights to extend learning

Classroom Considerations

• The video resource includes clips from others in the series
• Basic video does not presume a background in the American Constitution
  

Pros

• Narrator is engaging and uses relatable examples, such as court cases involving students

Cons

• Instructors need to preview the material to avoid duplication from other videos in the series
  

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.10 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.10 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.10