Mr. Smith's Class - Room 102

Constitutional Issues

CBA

Government Links

OSPI Middle School Assessments

Suggested Topics (with example research links)

• Founding Documents:

  • United States Constitution (PDF)

    • Digital Copy of the Constitution*

  • United States Declaration of Independence (PDF)

  • Washington State Constitution of 1889 (PDF)

    • Current Washington State Constitution

     

• Handouts:

  • 8th Grade CBA Suggested Topics List

  • Individual Rights vs. Common Good Power Point (Amendments)

• Supreme Court Case:

  • Bill of Rights Institute: Landmark Supreme Court Cases:

    • http://billofrightsinstitute.org/page.aspx?pid=469

    • Supeme Court Wrap Up:

      • https://billofrightsinstitute.org/page.aspx?pid=835&srctid=1&erid=1919294

     

  • SUMMARY CHARTS OF CASES REVIEWED: (Charts designed by Sandy Scarpinito, Curt Lader; American History through Constitutional Law Instructors)

    • http://northport.k12.ny.us/~patch/regreview.html

  • The case is Milner v. Department of the Navy, Freedom of Information Act

    1. NWCN Story: http://www.nwcn.com/news/washington/High-court-rules-vs-govt-in-open-records-case-117532434.html

  • Ten Cases Every Teen Should Know (NY Times:)

    • http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20080915monday.html

• Primary Sources - Constitutional Issues

  • *Digital Constitution: "From this site's digital copy of the U.S. Constitution, you can navigate to a vast collection of sources related to each clause, ranging from passages of The Federalist to personal correspondence of John Adams, George Mason, and George Washington." (Source: Teaching History, Lesson Plans: http://teachinghistory.org/teaching-materials/lesson-plan-reviews/24213)

  • Teaching with Documents:

    • The Volstead Act Related Prohibition Documents: http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/volstead-act/

    • California Hop Growers: http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/index.html?dod-date=428

• Lessons - Activities:

  • The Supreme Court's Rulings on Young People (The History of the Supreme Court:) http://www.historyofsupremecourt.org/resources/lp_youngpeople_CourtRuling.htm

  • Military Action in Libya: War Powers and the Presidency (Bill of Rights Institute:) https://billofrightsinstitute.org/page.aspx?pid=815&srctid=1&erid=1826119