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In this lesson, students will explore the intersection of the First Amendment to the U.S.

The essays were first published in several New York newspapers and were later combined into a book titled "The Federalist."

This lesson explores the legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson. The lesson, which features author Rebecca Boggs Roberts, opens with reflective questions that ask students to consider the roles of First Ladies and what they know about the Presidency of Woodrow Wilson. Students then view two introductory video clips in which Roberts discusses Edith Wilson's attributes and provides an overview of her "unconstitutional" actions as First Lady. Next, students view and analyze three video clips that provide background information about Edith Wilson’s early life, education, move to Washington, D.C., and first marriage.

In her 2022 Senate confirmation hearing to become the first Black female Supreme Court Justice, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson listed Constance Baker Motley as one of her primary role models.

This lesson has students explore the impact of the New York Times v. Sullivan Supreme Court case and how …

The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, adopted through ratification, are collectively referred to as the Bill of Rights. As the first nine outline fundamental guarantees to the citizenry and the tenth reserves some governmental powers to the state governments, the Bill of Rights establishes limitations on the scope of the federal government. In this lesson, students will explore the history of the Bill of Rights and the meaning of the amendments included in the document through videos and activities.

This inquiry enables students to explore the First Amendment freedoms of assembly and petition as they pertain to federal government buildings.

This lesson has students first examine the Constitutional foundations of these differences and then explore the ways that these two institutions are currently different.

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) stated, "Equality of Rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex." This proposed amendment was passed by Congress in 1972 but failed to be ratified by three-fourth of the states. This lesson provides an overview of the proposed amendment, arguments for and against ratification and possible future steps toward ratification.

The Advanced Placement College Board requires students to compare required Supreme Court cases with other…

In a 6-3 decision, the Court ruled that the President’s attempt to prevent the publication was a violation of First Amendment protections for press freedom.

Des Moines determined it was a First Amendment violation for public schools to punish students for expressing themselves in certain circumstances.

Ohio established the Imminent Lawless Action test used to determine when speech protected under the First Amendment can be lawfully restricted. In Brandenburg, the Court held that hate speech is protected under the First Amendment as long as it does not provoke violence.

It was the first case to use the "equal protection" clause of the 14th Amendment, which prohibits states from denying any person within their jurisdiction the equal protection of the law.

Documents such as the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, the Massachusetts Body of Liberties and the Virginia Declaration of Rights all inspired early Americans to include specific rights in the first ten amendments to the Constitution.

For centuries, and in particular during modern American history, a tension has existed between the right …

Advocacy is an action in which a person or group aims to affect change on a political, social or economic…

Schenck v United States helped define the limits of the First Amendment right to free speech, particularly during wartime.

First, students will watch an introductory video clip and briefly discuss the balance between security and transparency.