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A.P. American Government Lesson Plan - Klein Oak High
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Dates |
Thursday, December
13, 2007 |
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Topic |
Civil Liberties |
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Objectives |
Students shall be able to
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Discuss the relationship of the Bill of
Rights to the concept of majority rule, and give examples of tension
between majority rule and minority rights.
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Explain how the civil liberties may at
times be a matter of majoritarian politics and offer several examples.
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Explain how the structure of the federal
system affects the application of the Bill of Rights.
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Describe how the Supreme Court has used
the Fourteenth Amendment to expand coverage in the federal system.
Discuss changing conceptions of the due process clause of the Fourteenth
Amendment.
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List the categories under which the
Supreme Court may classify “speech.” Explain the distinction between
“protected” and “unprotected” speech and name the various forms of
expression that are not protected under the First Amendment.
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Describe the test used by the Court to
decide the circumstances under which freedom of expression may be
qualified.
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State what the Supreme Court decided in
Miranda v. Arizona, and explain why that case illustrates how the Court
operates in most such due process cases.
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Activities |
Lecture/Discussion: Civil Liberties
[Click for PowerPoint:
PowerPoint or
PDF file or for notes sheets:
Word or
PDF file] |
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Assessment |
monitor and
adjust to check understanding |
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Assignments |
Read
chapter 19 in the Wilson text for Monday. |
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