Fundamental Freedoms

This lesson uses three Supreme Court cases to illustrate the difficulty in balancing our rights as citizens with the authority of a governmental body. Students will learn what our rights are, where they come from, and how far they extend.

http://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/resources/lesson-plans/middle-school/first-amendment/fundamental-freedoms.html
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Standards

NCSS

Grades

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 6, 7

Subjects

Rights and Responsibilities

Resource Types

Modules (Teaching Unit), Lesson Plans

Teaching Strategies

Small Group Deliberation, Whole Class, Whole Class Discussion, Whole Class Deliberation, Small Group, Small Group Discussion

Tags

rule of law, rights and responsibilities