Applying the Bill of Rights to Real Cases

You Decide! - Applying the Bill of Rights to Real Cases
by George Bundy Smith & Alene Smith

Casts students in the role of judge to rule on 75 actual U.S. Supreme Court cases!

Grades: 6 - 12+
Subject: History

With You Decide! court is in session. The honorable “judges,” your students, will be asked to decide cases based on the first eight amendments to the Constitution.

Students will sharpen their critical thinking skills and their legal and historical knowledge as they analyze the amendments, discover their origins, and rule on actual cases presented before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Each unit explores:


• The language, meaning, and history of an Amendment
• How the Amendment was applied in various cases
• Classic and contemporary cases students must decide based on what they've learned about the amendments

CONTENTS:


• You Be the Judge
• What Deos the Amendment Say?
• What Does the Amendment Mean?
• Analyzing Past Decisions of the Supreme Court
• What Are the Origins of the Amendment?
• Let's Review the Making of the Amendment
• The Amendment Today
• Judge for Yourself

Instruction/Answer Guide

Includes objectives, suggestions, a graphic organizer to keep track of facts in each case, and the Supreme Court decisions. Because the student book does not contain the court decisions, use of the guide is essential.