Teaching the Constitution

AnnenbergClassroom.org contains over 65 videos
on major constitutional concepts and court caseswith learning materials aligned to state standards,
as well as lesson plans, timelines, free books fordownload, and interactive games.
Annenberg Videos Have Won More Than 70 Awards

in partnershipwithVideos
The Constitution ProjectAward-winning documentaries that
contain historical footage, expert
commentary from legal scholars andSupreme Court justices, and insightsfrom the key players in the cases.
• The Constitution Project in the Classroom: A guide to using Annenberg
Classroom documentaries. (16 mins)• A Call to Act: Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company** (23 mins)• Confrontation Clause: Crawford v. Washington (20 mins)• Executive Branch: What Does a Mayor Do? (19 mins)• FAQs: Juries (11 segments totaling 40 mins)
The English History of Juries
The American History of Juries
Qualifications and Types of Juries
What to Expect as a Juror
How a Trial Works
The Value of Service

Understanding theLanguage of a Trial
A Word from the JudgeA Word from the Defense
A Word from the Prosecution
Grand Juries• Freedom of the Press: New York Times v. U.S. (25 mins)• Habeas Corpus: The Guantanamo Cases (25 mins)• Independent Judiciary: Cherokee Nation v. Georgia**and Cooper v. Aaron** (34 mins)• Jury Selection: Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Company (23 mins)• Key Constitutional Concepts:
Creating a Constitution (20 mins)
Gideon v. Wainwright** (20 mins)
Youngstown v. Sawyer** (20 mins)

www.AnnenbergClassroom.org• Korematsu and Civil Liberties: Korematsu v. United States** (27 mins)• The Legislative Process: How a Bill Becomes a Federal Law (19 mins)• Magna Carta and the Constitution (27 mins)• Mandate: The President and the People (34 mins)• The 19th Amendment: A Woman’s Right to Vote (27 mins)• One Person, One Vote: Baker v. Carr** and Reynolds v. Sims** (26 mins)• One School’s Fight: The Making of a Law (20 mins)• Presidential Signing Statements (4 segments totaling 43 mins)
Separation of Powers
The Unitary Theory
Non-Enforcement
The President’s Intent• The Right to Remain Silent: Miranda v. Arizona (25 mins)• The Role of the Courts (5 segments totaling 22 mins)
Important Cases
Different Roles
Respecting the Law
Three Separate Branches
Independent Judiciary• Search and Seizure: Mapp v. Ohio (25 mins)• The Story of the Bill of Rights and the Ten Amendments (17 mins)• Supremacy Clause: McCulloch v. Maryland (24 mins)• “Thurgood,” starring Laurence Fishburne (1 hr, 44 mins)• Yick Wo and the Equal Protection Clause: Yick Wo v. Hopkins** (20 mins)

New for Constitution Day 2019!
The 19th Amendment: A Woman’s Right To Vote

The 19th Amendment marks its centennial in 2020. Thisfilm tells its story: The long, difficult struggle for women
to win the right to vote, the meaning of citizenship, thepower of the vote, and why women had to change theConstitution to get the vote. The film includes historicalfootage and interviews with history and legal scholars
and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (27 mins)

Conversations on the Constitution
Supreme Court justices answer
questions and discuss constitutional
concepts and landmark cases withhigh school students.

• Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.:		 The Origin, Nature and Importance of the Supreme Court (37 mins)• Justice Anthony M. Kennedy:
The Importance of the Yick Wo Case** (30 mins)
Miranda v. Arizona (27 mins)• Justice Stephen G. Breyer:
Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company* (9 mins)
The Nature of Dissent in the Supreme Court* (18 mins)• Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Sandra Day O’Connor
and Anthony M. Kennedy:
Brown v. Board of Education (27 mins)
Freedom of Speech** (30 mins)
The Importance of the Japanese Internment Cases** (36 mins)
Judicial Independence (32 mins)
Jury Service (11 mins)
The Right to Trial by an Impartial Jury (10 mins)• Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg:
14th Amendment and Sex Discrimination (42 mins)• Justice Sandra Day O’Connor:
Search and Seizure (17 mins)• Justices Stephen G. Breyer and Antonin Scalia:
Judicial Interpretation (37 mins)• Justices Stephen G. Breyer and Sandra Day O’Connor:
Our Constitution (30 mins)*Produced in partnership with the National Constitution Center**Cases aligned with state standards*** Produced in partnership with Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s iCivics project (www.iCivics.org)

Free Downloadable Books
These books may be downloaded by chapter orthe complete book.

The Pursuit of JusticeThis book analyzes 30 widely taught Supreme Court casesand summarizes an additional 100 included in state history
and civics standards. John J. Patrick is professor emeritus ofeducation at Indiana University-Bloomington. Kermit L. Hall waspresident and professor of history at the University of Albany,
State University of New York.

Understanding Democracy
This guide explains the core concepts of democracy in an A-Zformat. John J. Patrick is professor emeritus of education atIndiana University-Bloomington.

Our Constitution
This book takes an in-depth look at the Constitution, annotatedwith explanations of its terms and contents. Donald A. Ritchieand JusticeLearning.org include texts of primary source materials,sidebar ­materials on each article and amendment, Supreme
Court cases, and timelines. Ritchie is Historian Emeritus of theU.S. Senate. Justice Learning resources have been relocated toAnnenbergClassroom.org.

Our Rights
This book draws upon historical case studies to explore therights in the Constitution. Supreme Court cases are used todemonstrate both how a right received its modern interpretationand how it applies today. David J. Bodenhamer is a professor ofhistory and the executive director of The Polis Center, Indiana
University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

Interactive Games on the Constitution
Ready to play? Students may choose from thesegames, which will help them learn about the Billof Rights, the executive branch, court system,
how a bill becomes a law, the three branches ofgovernment, and media literacy.

That’s Your Right
How well do your students know theindividual freedoms that the Bill of Rights
guarantees? Our fun, online card game for
middle and high school students can be played
individually or in a multiplayer mode. Playersmust understand constitutional concepts –from the right against self-incrimination tofreedom of the press – and how they apply in different scenarios.

Branches of Power
Ready to teach about the three branches ofgovernment? In this game, players take on theroles of legislator, president and Supreme Court
justice to get constitutional laws enacted. Players
juggle several bills while holding press conferences
and town hall meetings. ***NewsFeed Defenders
Our media literacy game teaches
players how to detect and disregard
disinformation and misinformation in
today’s chaotic environment. Make yourstudents’ gameplay more meaningful
by using our activity and assessment
set designed specifically for NewsFeed
Defenders. An easy-to-use Extension Pack helps you give context and purposeto the game, as well as reinforce and assess the game concepts.

LawCraftStudents play as a senator or representative froma state and political party they select. Then theirchallenge is to get Congress to pass a bill basedon a hot topic from a constituent.***Court Quest
Players help guide ordinary citizens from around thenation who are looking for justice through the local, stateand federal court systems. Players will learn about thedifferent courts and their functions. Prepared with thisknowledge, they will help citizens find their way to thecorrect court based on their stories.***Executive Command
Who wants to be President? Players must use theirmultitasking skills as they consider bills to sign, travel
to diplomatic meetings and act as commander-in-chiefto handle a military crisis. ***Sixth Amendment Interactive
This tool allows students to explore the rights theSixth Amendment grants to defendants in criminal
trials by linking the text’s most debated clauses toexpert knowledge on their various interpretations.

*** Produced in partnership with Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s iCivics project (www.iCivics.org)

Constitution Guide:
What It Says, What It Means
This interactive guide to the U.S. Constitution provides
the original text and an explanation of the meaning ofeach article and amendment. The guide is an excellent
research tool for your students to use to gain a deeper
understanding of our nation’s founding document andthe establishment of the federal government.

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