Cold War & We the People- Resources from the Internet
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=688
Cold War Lessons
First Amendment site -Sorted First Amendment topics/cases,links
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/firstamendment/firstamendmenthome.htm
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1 Am. & Incorporation http://1stam.umn.edu/main/historic/Incorporation%20Chart.htm
Lessons on Alien & Sedition Act
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=532
1798 sedition Act activities----- Bill of Rights Institute
http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/teach/freeResources/Lessons/?action=sho
wDetails&id=134&ref=showCatD&catId=8
http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/Newsletters/FAIH/2005-2006/Lyon.pdf
Alien & Sedition Act Activity
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=532
Lesson on Alien & Sedition Act
------Opposition by the Republicans who felt it limited their political voice
https://www.jmu.edu/madison/center/main_pages/madison_archives/era/parties/sedition.
htm
Prompted the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions which bring up the idea of
states nullification of a Federal Law
Limitations on Free Speech in Am. History
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/faclibrary/overview.aspx?id=11452&SearchString=yates
Great Article on Contemporary & historical free speech topics/cases
Landmark cases website, with links to many other sites as well
Supreme Court Case Websites
http://www.oyez.org/ -this one is my favorite
http://www.twyman-whitney.com/apgovpol/landmarkcases2006.htm
Find Law website
Federalist Papers- tyranny, limitations by govt., fear of arbitrary govt.
Federalist Papers online, or in a book – Try to give them the ones you want them to read
when you first begin using them. Then they can begin using searches for them
Foundations of Freedom- DVD ROM
http://cet.edu/?cat=online_learning&page=29
contact them to order- All schools are supposed to have a copy, last time I checked you
could order for $30
We the People -Companion Site
I recommend this as a great resource, even if you don’t have WTP books
http://www.civiced.org/wtpcompanion/hs/
John Patrick- The Supreme Court of the United States: A Student Companion
-terrific resource- especially for students using the simulated congressional hearing as a
performance assessment, or in the competition
WTP Unit 5 3-4 DAYS
Lesson 29- How does the First Amendment Protect Free Expression?
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/default.aspx
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/Speech/index.aspx
Day 1 Early limits on Free Expression--- Define Libel & Seditious Libel
1798-Sedition Act –
Why the minority party feared this…… Madison, Jefferson-Kentucky Resolution
Zenger case- Court as a check on arbitrary govt.
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/zenger/zengeraccount.html
http://www.twyman-whitney.com/apgovpol/landmarkcases2006.htm
WWI /Espionage Acts-1917
Schenk v. US
Abrams v. U.S.
Gitlow v. NY significance
DAY 2-3---- Cold War and McCarthy Era- Pressure for Containment at Home
1940 Smith Act- http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAalien.htm
McCarran Act –aka Internal Security Act 1950
http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/mccarran-act-intro.html
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmccarranA.htm
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAinternal.htm
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment01/13.html
This is a good source about Constitution and 1st Amendment National
Security Issues
Loyalty Oaths http://coursesa.matrix.msu.edu/~hst203/documents/loyal.html
HUAC and the Hollywood Ten http://www.nps.gov/archive/elro/glossary/huac.htm
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAhollywood10.htm
DAY 3 Major court Cases of the Cold War
Dennis v US 1951 http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1950/1950_336
Yates v. U.S.
http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1956/1956_6
Barenblatt v. U.S. http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1958/1958_35
Brandenburg v. Ohio 1969 “incitement” test
http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1968/1968_492/
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/incitement.htm
Sheppard v. Maxwell http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1965/1965_490
Day 4--- How may Governments Limit Expression? How do wars & Emergencies affect
Free Speech and Press?
Time, Place, Manner/ Least Restrictive Means- “tests” by the court
Prior Restraint
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/priorrestraints.htm
WTP Companion Lesson 5 court Cases
http://www.civiced.org/wtpcompanion/hs/?menu=menu&&unit=5&&lesson=&&detail=Court+
Cases Media Link also has a podcast for this lesson
Other First Amendment Lessons in WTP
Lesson 30- How does the First Amendment Protect Freedom to Assemble, Petition, and
Associate? This is pertinent due to the Party or organization affiliations, calls to government
during the Cold War, and even before.
Barenblatt v. U.S. 1959 and other cases
Lesson 32- How do the Fifth, Sixth, and 8th Amendments Protect Rights within the Judicial
System? How are these related to the Cold War Era???