Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
| RESOURCE | GRADE LEVEL | MEDIA TYPE |
|---|---|---|
The Civil Rights Cases This video from the series The Supreme Court details both the Court’s contribution to the end of Reconstruction and its first major dissent. |
9-12 |
Video |
Early Civil Rights Cases Facing the Supreme CourtIn this lesson, students analyze and compare important early Supreme Court decisions involving the Fourteenth Amendment, including Justice John Marshall Harlan’s dissent in the Civil Rights Cases of 1883. |
9-12 |
Lesson Plan |
FDR and the Court In this video from The Supreme Court, the Court reverses its practice of protectionism for big business to protect the worker. |
9-12 |
Video |
Liberty of ContractIn this lesson, students examine how the Supreme Court applied the Fourteenth Amendment to questions involving the liberty of contract and protections for working people. |
9-12 |
Lesson Plan |
A New Kind of Justice Explore the creation, intention and language of the Fourteenth Amendment in this video from The Supreme Court. |
9-12 |
Video |
The Meaning of the Fourteenth AmendmentIn this lesson, students analyze and compare important Supreme Court decisions involving the Fourteenth Amendment and civil rights. |
9-12 |
Lesson Plan |
Worker's Rights Explore the Constitutional idea of “liberty of contract” in this segment from The Supreme Court. |
9-12 |
Video |
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