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The Changing Meaning of "Due Process" Lesson PlanThe Changing Meaning of "Due Process" Lesson Plan
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The Changing Meaning of "Due Process"

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Students examine the United States Constitution and how the application for due process differs in two amendments. They research the changing definition of the term since the Civil War. They use the internet to research press coverage of due process.

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6th - 8th
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Social Studies & History
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