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Annenberg Classroom - A Conversation on the Constitution: The 14th Amendment
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A Conversation on the Constitution: The 14th Amendment. A Conversation on the Constitution: The 14th Amendment. Incorporating three integral constitutional tenets - due process, equal protection, and privileges and immunities - the 14th Amendment was originally intended to secure rights for former slaves, but over the years, it has been expanded to protect all people. Supreme Court accepts second case on race-based college admissions. Marriage and the Supreme Court: Five things to watch.
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Annenberg Classroom - Our Constitution: A Conversation
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Our Constitution: A Conversation. Our Constitution: A Conversation. Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Stephen G. Breyer answer questions from students about why we need a written Constitution and what it says about the Supreme Court and its rulings. (29 min). Constitution front and center with the new Congress. 27th Amendment gets publicity in budget battle. Mandatory life sentences challenged by juvenile offenders. Juveniles' mandatory life sentences overturned. State Bar of Wisconsin.
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Annenberg Classroom - Speak Outs - How would you prioritize the transportation budget?
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How would you prioritize the transportation budget? May 15, 2014. By Jeremy Quattlebaum, Student Voices staff writer. The president proposed a $302 billion package that would be used to update the nation’s ground transportation systems over the next four years, from highways to trains, bus lines to HOV lanes. He proposed a package called GROW AMERICA that has made its way to Congress. Nine out of ten bridges in the U.S. are considered structurally deficient meaning that they need a major overhaul. 45 per...
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Annenberg Classroom - Timelines - Commerce Clause
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Gibbons v. Ogden. Gibbons v. Ogden. Cooley v. Board of Wardens. Cooley v. Board of Wardens. The Supreme Court upholds the ruling that the transportation of goods on navigable waters between states. Interstate Commerce Act of 1887. United States v. E.C. Knight Co. Making way for comprehensive legislation to combat the economic tumult of the Great Depression. United States v. E.C. Knight Co. Northern Securities Co. v. United States. Northern Securities Co. v. United States. The Federal Trade Commission Act.
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Annenberg Classroom - Speak Outs - Do freedom of religion laws allow for discrimination?
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Do freedom of religion laws allow for discrimination? April 8, 2015. By Jeremy Quattlebaum, Student Voices staff writer. When Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) into law in late March, there was an immediate backlash from civil rights groups and businesses that said the law allowed for discrimination because of someone’s sexuality or gender identity. So why the backlash now? But last year, the Supreme Court ruled in the Hobby Lobby case that business owners could ...
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Annenberg Classroom - Speak Outs - How should the Supreme Court rule on same-sex marriage?
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How should the Supreme Court rule on same-sex marriage? April 29, 2015. By Jeremy Quattlebaum, Student Voices staff writer. In the last week in April, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges, which will determine if four states’ same-sex marriage bans are constitutional. During the two-and-a-half hours of arguments, the nine justices wrestled with the two questions that the case presented. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. questioned whether deciding in favor of same-sex marriag...The s...
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Annenberg Classroom - Speak Outs - Obamacare: What does “established by the State” mean?
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Obamacare: What does established by the State mean? April 22, 2015. By Jeremy Quattlebaum, Student Voices staff writer. The Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, is again being challenged in the Supreme Court, but this time the meaning of the law, not its constitutionality, is before the court. The language in the law that referred to exchanges established by the State is at the heart of the case. Oral arguments were heard on March 4, 2015, in King v. Burwell. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy q...
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Annenberg Classroom - The First Amendment: Tinker v. Des Moines
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The First Amendment: Tinker v. Des Moines. The First Amendment: Tinker v. Des Moines. Based on Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District. A landmark case about students' right to free speech, this game launches students on a journey to the U.S. Supreme Court. Along the way are mini-games and challenges that teach about the First Amendment, the Tinker case, legal concepts and how the federal courts work. NOTE:. The Save/Exit feature is no longer available. The Pursuit of Justice book.
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Annenberg Classroom - A Conversation on the Constitution: Freedom of Speech
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A Conversation on the Constitution: Freedom of Speech. A Conversation on the Constitution: Freedom of Speech. Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Anthony M. Kennedy and Sandra Day O’Connor and students discuss students’ free speech rights in the Supreme Court cases Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District. And Morse v. Frederick. AG says Mass. town's no-swearing bylaw would violate First Amendment. Fed Judge Rules In Favor Of Attack Ads At MTA Stations Targeting Radical Muslims.
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Annenberg Classroom - iBooks
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Article Title Goes Here. Mouse over a [ word like this. To view a brief definition of the word. Click on a [ link like this. To learn more about it. Click on the index tab below to jump to the various sections of this chapter. Click on the Attachments tab below to access all additional material related to this chapter. Best Civics Sites for Teachers. Critical Thinking Lesson Plans.
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