Unit 7 Civil Rights & Liberties

** Review SCOTUS Required cases, Big Ideas, and Civil Rights and Liberties Notes prior to class on 4/5 and 4/11 to be prepared for the class activity to earn the most points possible. **

Essential Questions


1.  Identify and discuss how the workings of the United States Supreme Court help to advance the development of civil rights and liberties over time. Include a discussion of its most significant decisions.

2.   Trace the development of the freedom of speech over time, include an examination of key judicial interpretations.

3.  Trace the development of the rights of the accused over time, include an examination of key judicial interpretations.

4.  Trace the development of the rights of different minority groups over time, include an examination of key judicial interpretations.

5.  Identify and discuss how the Fourteenth Amendment and the doctrine of selective incorporation have been used to extend protection of rights and liberties.

6.  Identify and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Supreme Court decisions as tools of social change.

                    Unit Vocab                                                  SCOTUS Cases                                          Required Documents

Activities & Assignments

Civil Rights & Liberties Notes doc
Civil Rights & Liberties Big Ideas doc
Civil Rights & Liberties Study Guide doc
Required SCOTUS Cases Overview doc
Civil Rights & Liberties Overview doc
1st Amendment & Students SCOTUS Cases doc
1st Amendment & Students Hyperdoc
1st Amendment & Students SCOTUS Cases doc
Hyperdoc Booksnap Tutorial video
SCOTUS Concepts Brainstorm doc
SCOTUS FRQ Practice doc
Required SCOTUS Factsheet doc

Civil Rights and Liberties notes doc
Civil Rights & Liberties CLOZE notes handout
Civil Rights & Liberties CLOZE Notes PPT
Civil Rights Discussion 
Fundamental Freedoms Background Essays doc 1 & doc 2
Incorporation Cases doc
Constitution USA It's a Free Country doc
Constitution USA It's a Free Country video
Safeguarding the Individual video 
Safeguarding the Individual doc
​Civil Rights & Liberties Poster Activity doc
Civil Rights & Liberties Review doc