Unit 4 – Citizenship
Day 1 – Civics & Citizenship
 Civics (Rights, Duties, & Responsibilities)
 Immigration
 Naturalization
Day 2 – Bill of Rights & Amendments Assignment
 Work on Illustration & Presentation
Day 3 – Bill of Rights Presentations
 Amendments 1-10 Presentations
 Rights Homework
Day 4 – Amendments 11-19
 Presentations
 Civil War Amendments
Day 5 – Amendments 20-27
 Presentations
 Suffrage
Day 6 – Supreme Court Case Assignment
 Work on Presentations
Day 7 – Supreme Court Case Presentations
Day 8 – Supreme Court Case Presentations
Day 9 – Supreme Court Case Presentations
Day 10 – Review & Test – Unit 4
UNIT 4 - CITIZENSHIP
Unit Essential Question
 How does civic involvement shape American democracy?
Conceptual Lenses
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Identity
Duty
Responsibility
Day 1 – Civics & Citizenship
Essential Question
What does it mean to be an American?
Chapter 1, Section 1 (pgs. 7-13); Chapter 1, Section 2 (pgs. 15-19);
Chapter 5, Section 1 (pgs. 151-154)
Define the Following Terms
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Civics, Citizen, Citizenship
Rights (Define + 3 Categories)
Duties (Define + 5 Examples)
Responsibilities (Define + 5 Examples)
E pluribus unum
Immigrant, Alien
Naturalization, Denaturalization, Expatriation
Answer the Following Questions
o What are some of the historical reasons people have immigrated to the
Americas?
o Because of the large impact of immigration explain the following…
 Diversity (Melting Pot v Salad Bowl)
o How does a person become a US Citizen?
 Native Born
 Naturalization
o Explain the 5 Steps in the Naturalization Process.
o Explain the following about immigration…
 Difference between legal and illegal
Day 2 – Bill of Rights & Amendments – Assignment of Amendment
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION ASSIGNMENT
Directions:
Use pgs. (107-117) in your Civics book to do the following…
In addition you can use pgs. (121-137). These pages explain a
majority of the amendments. In addition you may use the internet as
a resource.
Assignment:
Each student will be given one amendment to research and must
complete the following assignment dealing with the amendment.
Students may create a PowerPoint or a Prezi for the Amendment.
1) Title Slide for the Amendment. (Amendment, Name, Class Period)
2) Slide with explanation of the Amendment.
3) Slide with an illustration of the Amendment.
4) Slide with current issue dealing with the amendment. (A court
case or law that deals with the amendment).
5) Works Cited Slide (Textbook, Internet Sites, etc…)
Grading:
The assignment will count as a test grade.
1) PowerPoint – Prezi = 50 Points
2) Presentation = 50 Points
PRESENTATION - EMAIL or SAVED ON A FLASHDRIVE
Day 3 – The Bill of Rights - Presentations
Explain the following about the Amendment Process
o Explain the (2) steps in the Amendment Process.
o What does constitutional flexibility mean?
o How does the Amendment Process create flexibility?
o What are the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution called?
Complete the chart on the Bill of Rights
Chapter 4, Sections 1 & 2 (pgs. 121-124, 127-131)
Amendment Establishes
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Due Process __________________________________________
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Self-Incrimination _____________________________________
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Indictment by Grand Jury _______________________________
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Eminent Domain ______________________________________
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Double Jeopardy ______________________________________
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Bail _________________________________________________
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VI
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VIII
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Explain the following about the Bill of Rights
o When was the Bill of Rights added to the US Constitution?
o What are “civil liberties”?
o What is the establishment clause? Free exercise clause?
o What is censorship?
o In what ways can the government regulate mass media?
o What limits are there on the personal freedoms of American citizens?
Libel, Slander, Rights of the Community
Day 4 - Other Amendments & Civil Rights
Complete the following chart on Amendments 11-27
Chapter 4, Section 3 (134-137)
Amendment How I can remember it!
Establishes
XI
1v1 = state v state, goes to the
court
XII
Use to vote for 1 now vote for 2,
President and Vice President
XIII
1, 3 I’m Free! It’s the end of
slavery
XIV
All for one and 1 4 all, equal
rights for all Americans
XV
15 wrote that ALL MEN can
vote
XVI
At 16 you start to work and pay
income tax
XVII
SEventeen wrote SEnators now
elected by the popular vote
XVIII
At 18 you cannot drink alcohol
period
XIX
1, 9 isn’t she fine, now women
can vote
XX
Inauguration Day is January 20
XXI
XXII
XXIII
XXIV
XXV
XXVI
XXVII
You can drink at 21
Limited the President
to (2) two (2) terms
Gives to (2) DC (3) three
electoral votes
24 no poll tax at the door
25 can only be President if your
alive
You can vote when you are 26
but also when you are 18
27 you can’t raise your pay to
heaven
Define following about Civil Rights
Chapter 4, Section 4 (pgs. 140-143)
Civil Rights Movement
Discrimination
Jim Crow Laws
Segregation
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Affirmative Action
Racial Profiling
Day 5 – Continue Amendment Presentations
Day 6 – Supreme Court Case Assignment
Supreme Court Cases Assignment
1) Each student will be given one case to explain to the class.
2) Each student must create a PowerPoint or Prezi of their Supreme
Court Case.
3) You do not need to answer questions with the court case.
4) The PowerPoint or Prezi should have the following slides.
a. Who is involved in the case?
b. What is the problem/issue?
c. How does the problem relate to the Constitution?
d. What was the ruling of the court, and why?
e. Why is this ruling important?
5) Each student will make a three-minute presentation to the class,
in which they explain the case to the class.
6) Works Cited Slide (Textbook, Case Study, Internet Sites, etc…)
Grading:
The assignment will count as a test grade.
1) PowerPoint – Prezi = 50 Points
2) Presentation = 50 Points
PRESENTATION - EMAIL or SAVED ON A FLASHDRIVE
Supreme Court Case Assignment
Use the following page to take notes for your Supreme Court Case.
Court Case Who is involved in the case?
What is the problem/issue?
Constitutional Issue?
Court Ruling & Why?
Importance?
Day 7-9 – Supreme Court Case Presentations
Landmark Supreme Court Cases
Case
Marbury v
Madison
Date
1803
McCulloch v
Maryland
1819
Dred Scott v
Sanford
1857
Plessy v
Ferguson
1896
Schenck v US
1919
Korematsu v
US
1944
Brown v Board
of Education of
Topeka Kansas
1954
Mapp v Ohio
1961
Engle v Vitale
1962
Gideon v
Wainwright
1963
Escobedo v
Illinois
1964
Description
Decision
Heart of
Atlanta Motel
v US
1964
Miranda v
Arizona
1966
Tinker v des
Moines School
District
1969
NY Times v
US
1971
Furman v
Georgia
1972
Roe v Wade
1973
US v Nixon
1974
Gregg v
Georgia
1976
University of
California v
Bakke
New Jersey v
TLO
Bethel School
District v
Frazier
Hazelwood
Schools v
Kuhlmeier
Texas v
Johnson
1978
1985
1986
1988
1989
Supreme Court Cases (Review)
Federal Government Powers
Marbury v Madison (1803)
McCulloch v Maryland (1819)
US v Nixon (1974)
Civil Rights
Dred Scott v Sanford
Plessy v Ferguson (1896)
Brown v Board of Education (1954)
Heart of Atlanta Motel v US (1964)
Regents of U of California v Bakke (1978)
Roe v Wade (1973)
Bill of Rights + War Time
Schenck v US (1919)
Korematsu v US (1944)
NY Times v US (1971)
Texas v Johnson (1989)
Student Rights
Engel v Vitale (1962)
Tinker v Des Moines (1969)
New Jersey v T.L.O. (1985)
Bethel School District v Fraser (1986)
Hazelwood School District v Kuhlmeier (1988)
4th, 5th, 6th, & 8th Amendments
Mapp v Ohio (1961)
Gideon v Wainwright (1963)
Escobedo v Illinois (1964)
Miranda v Arizona (1966)
Furman v Georgia (1972)
Gregg v Georgia (1976)
Day 10 – Review & Test – Unit 4
Unit 4 – Citizenship (Test Review)
Multiple Choice – 20 Questions – 3 Points Each – 60 Points Total
Rights
Duties
Responsibilities
Naturalization
Aliens
1st Amendment – 5 Freedoms & Clauses
24th Amendment
13th, 14th, & 15th Amendments
Brown v Board of Education
Gideon v Wainwright
Mapp v Ohio
Miranda v Arizona
New Jersey v T.L.O.
Tinker v Des Moines
Constructed Response – Honors - Do Both. Standard – Choose (1)
1) Identify and explain an amendment that illustrates a citizen’s duty being
fulfilled. Identify and explain an amendment that illustrates a citizen’s
responsibility being fulfilled.
2) Identify and explain a Supreme Court case. Explain how the ruling of this
case either limited or expanded individual rights.
Unit 4 Quiz #1 – Bill of Rights
1) Amendment 1 ____
A. Quartering of Soldiers
2) Amendment 2 ____
B. Powers of the States
3) Amendment 3 ____
C. Freedom of Speech, Press, Assembly,
4) Amendment 4 ____
Petition, & Religion
5) Amendment 5 ____
D. Search & Seizure
6) Amendment 6 ____
E. Rules of Common Law (Civil Cases)
7) Amendment 7 ____
F. Rights Kept by the People
8) Amendment 8 ____
G. Right to Bear Arms
9) Amendment 9 ____
H. Rights of the Accused
10) Amendment 10 ____
I. Right to a Speedy & Fair Trial
J. Limits on Criminal Punishment
Unit 4 Quiz #2 – Other Amendments
1) Amendment 13 ____
A. Civil Rights Guaranteed
2) Amendment 14 ____
B. Slavery Abolished
3) Amendment 15 ____
C. Terms of Office (Lame Duck)
4) Amendment 19 ____
D. Voting Age (18)
5) Amendment 20 ____
E. Black Voting Rights
6) Amendment 22 ____
F. Electors for the District of Columbia
7) Amendment 23 ____
G. Women’s Voting Rights
8) Amendment 24 ____
H. Presidential Disability
9) Amendment 25 ____
I. Abolition of Poll Tax
10 Amendment 26 ____
J. Limits on Presidential Terms
The People Speak
Howard Zinn - A People’s History of the United States
Assignment - Honors
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Explain (2) social movements described in the documentary.
In your explanation, must have the following…
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Must be in paragraph form.
1) What is the struggle about?
2) How does this relate to the Constitution?
Movements Explained in the Documentary
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Anti-Slavery
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Women’s Rights
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Economic Justice (Worker Rights)
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Anti-War Movement
The People Speak
Howard Zinn - A People’s History of the United States
Assignment – Standard
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Make a list of 10 concepts, events, etc… that we have discussed
during class. For each, provide 2 sentences.
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Sentence 1 – Explain what the concept or event is.
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Sentence 2 – Explain why it was in the documentary.