You Decide! Student Text

You Decide!
Applying the Bill of Rights to Real Cases

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

Grades: 6 - 12+
Subject: History
ISBN: 0-89455-440-9
Activities: 37
Pages: 144

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

Table of Contents/Skills

Introduction

Chapter One: The First Amendment

Lesson One: You Be the Judge

Lesson Two: What Does the First Amendment Say?

Lesson Three: Some Past Decisions of the Supreme Court

Lesson Four: What Are the Origins of the Religion Clauses in the First Amendment?

Lesson Five: The First Amendment Today--Religion

Lesson Six: What Are the Origins of the Freedom of Expression Clauses in the First Amendment?

Lesson Seven: The First Amendment Today--Freedom of Expression

Lesson Eight: Judge For Yourself

Chapter Two: The Fourth Amendment

Lesson One: You Be the Judge

Lesson Two: What Does the Fourth Amendment Say?

Lesson Three: Some Past Decisions of the Supreme Court

Lesson Four: What Are the Origins of the Fourth Amendment?

Lesson Five: The Fourth Amendment Today

Lesson Six: Judge For Yourself

Chapter Three: The Fifth & Sixth Amendments

Lesson One: You Be the Judge

Lesson Two: What Does the Fifth Amendment Say?

Lesson Three: What Does the Sixth Amendment Say?

Lesson Four: Some Past Decisions of the Supreme Court

Lesson Five: What Are the Origins of Some of the Rights Guaranteed by the Fifth and Sixth Amendments?

Lesson Six: The Fifth Amendment Today

Lesson Seven: The Sixth Amendment Today

Lesson Eight: Judge For Yourself

Chapter Four: The Eighth Amendment

Lesson One: You Be the Judge

Lesson Two: What Does the Eighth Amendment Say?

Lesson Three: What Are the Origins of the Eighth Amendment?

Lesson Four: The Eighth Amendment Today

Lesson Five: Judge For Yourself

Chapter Five: The Second, Third, & Seventh Amendments

Lesson One: You Be the Judge--The Second Amendment

Lesson Two: What Does the Second Amendment Say?

Lesson Three: What is the Purpose of the Second Amendment?

Lesson Four: You Be the Judge--The Third Amendment

Lesson Five: What Does the Third Amendment Say?

Lesson Six: What Is the Purpose of the Third Amendment?

Lesson Seven: You Be the Judge--The Seventh Amendment

Lesson Eight: What Does the Seventh Amendment Say?

Lesson Nine: What Is the Purpose of the Seventh Amendment?

Concluding Activity

Sources and Bibliography

Guide for Analyzing Cases

Instruction/Answer Guide - Sold Separately
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.