New High School Text Resource Aids
We the People:
The Citizen and the Constitution
We the People: Project Citizen
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New High School Text Resource Aids
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The following two resources will help teachers and coordinators alike understand the major changes made in the new high school text. Answers to big questions and detailed visuals are provided to facilitate an easy and smooth transition to the new high school text.
New HS Text
Explanation
New Text Comparisons
2008
Below is a revised edition of the
comprehensive guide to building a WTP classroom program.
REVISED:
We the People: The
Citizen and the Constitution Guide to Building a Competitive
Program (Or How to Prepare for the Culminating Activity) by
David Richmond, Centennial High School, Bakersfield, CA and
Mark Oglesby, Howell High School, Howell, MI with the
assistance of numerous mentors around the country (Word
document)
Below are a number of
PowerPoint presentations which correspond with the new high school text,
prepared by Justice Sue Leeson, Oregon Supreme Court (Ret.)
Challenges of Citizenship: a power point with in depth
discussion of the unique challenges faced by American citizens in our
modern world. This includes a discussion of duties, rights, and
responsibilities.
CHALLENGES_OF_CITIZENSHIP2.ppt
Congress Today: this power point is a modern look at the
legislative branch. How well does the branch designed in 1787 work
today? Should Congress be the “supreme branch”?
Congress_today.ppt
Executive Design and Growth: this power point examines
theories on the executive from Aristotle to John Dean. It also explores
the expansion of executive power.
Executive_design_and_growth.ppt
Judicial Review: this power point explores the theory and usage
of judicial review from Marbury v. Madison to current court cases.
Judicial_Review.ppt
Miranda v. Arizona: a case study for Unit 4: this power point
examines how the branches and the states interact and respond when faced
with a particular issue.
miranda_unit_4_case_study.ppt
Due Process: this power point is aligned with Unit 3, lesson 18
of the new text. It looks at the due process clause of the 14th
Amendment and how it has changed the Constitution.
due_process.ppt
Suffrage in the United States: this power point examines the
origin of suffrage, its importance and extension. The role of the First
Amendment in helping advocates of suffrage is also explored.
SUFFRAGE_IN_THE_UNITED_STATES.ppt
Franchise_Activity.doc
Designing and Drafting: Madison’s Role: this power point
explores the circumstances and preparations leading up to James
Madison’s role in the Constitutional Convention. His Virginia Plan is
examined in an activity.
unit_2_designing_and_drafting.ppt
Universal Declaration of Human Rights: this power point leads
students through a discussion of what human rights are. An activity
exploring the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is included.
universal_declaration.ppt