Unit 7 Civil Rights & Liberties

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.

Activities & Assignments

1st Amendment & Students Hyperdoc
1st Amendment & Students SCOTUS Cases doc
Hyperdoc Booksnap Tutorial video
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
Safeguarding the Individual video 
Safeguarding the Individual doc
​Civil Rights & Liberties SCOTUS Madness Cases doc
Modern Civil Rights & Liberties Issues Fishbowl Topic list
Modern Civil Rights & Liberties Issues Fishbowl Worksheet doc
Civil Rights & Liberties Review doc