Name Date Period Part I. Assignment Guide Date Due Assignments 1. Read p98-102 until Freedom of Religion 2. Read Incorporation Doctrine from BRADEN STATE 3. Edwards Reading Questions Civil Liberties 1-4 4. Terms 1-8 5. Make flashcards on the cases we go over in this unit that either have an asterisk by it or I note on the study guide we will go over in class. On one side put the name of the case and date, on the other side put a short summary of the facts involved and then describe the issues in question. Wed., March 24 Indicate the decision and implications of each decision. You should use note cards or make your own online flashcards at www.studystack.com if you choose. For the cases we haven t discussed yet, you can prepare everything but leave space for the decision. Have flashcards prepared Barron v. Baltimore (1833), Gitlow v. New York (1925), Near v. Minnesota (1931), Palko v. Connecticut (1937) 6. Check http://bradenstate.wordpress.com for website suggestions for court case research 1. Read p102 Freedom of Religion - p109 Freedom of Expression 2. Terms 9-13 3. Edwards Reading? s 5-6 4. Flashcards and be prepared to review cases: Everson v. Board of Education (1942), Engel v. Vitale (1962), Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971), Zelman v. Thurs., March 25 Simmons-Harris (2002), McCreary County, KY v. American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky & Van Orden v. Perry (2005), Reynolds v. United States (1879), Sherbert v. Verner (1963), Employment Division, Dept of Human Resources of Oregon v. Smith (1990), Church of Lukuani Babalu Ave., v. City of Hialeah (1993) 1. Read p109 Freedom of Expression 122 Defendant s Rights 2. Edwards Reading Question Civil Liberties 7 & Terms 14-20 3. Edwards Reading Question Civil Liberties 8 & Terms 21-27 4. Edwards Reading Question Civil Liberties 9 & Term 28 5. Edwards Reading Question Civil Liberties 10 & Term 29 6. Edwards Reading Question Civil Liberties 11 & Terms 30-33 7. Edwards Reading Question Civil Liberties 12-15 & Terms 34-37 Fri., March 26 8. Flashcards and be prepared to review cases re: Freedom of Expression 1:30pm Dismissal (Speech/Press) Schenk v. United States (1919), Gitlow v. New York (1925), Near v. Minnesota (1931), New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964), Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969), New York Times Co. v. U.S. (1971), Miller v. California (1973), Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser (1986), Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier (1988), Texas v. Johnson (1989), & Morse v. Fredeerick (2007) 9. Flashcards and be prepared to review cases re: Freedom of Assembly & Petition: NAACP v. Alabama (1958) & Boy Scouts of American v. Dale (2000) 1. Finish from Friday Mon., March 29 2. Flashcards for District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) 1. Read p122-130 2. Edwards reading questions Civil Liberties 16 (terms 38-44), 17 (terms 45-47), 18 (term 48), 19, 20 (terms 50-52) Tues., March 30 3. Flashcards and be prepared to review cases re: Due Process: Mapp v. Ohio (1961), Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), Miranda v. Arizona (1966), Furman v. Georgia (1972), Gregg v. Georgia (1976), McCleskey v. Kemp (1987), New Jersey v. T.L.O (1985), & Knowles v. Iowa (1998)
Wed., March 31 Thurs., April 1 2:30pm Dismissal Tues., April 6 Wed., April 7 Thurs., April 8 Fri., April 9 Mon., April 12 Tues., April 13 Wed., April 14 Thurs., April 15 Fri., April 16 1. Read p130-137 2. Edwards reading questions Civil Liberties 21-24 3. Term 53 4. Flashcards and be prepared to review cases re: Equal Protection of the Laws Women (Privacy), Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), Reed v. Reed (1971), Roe v. Wade (1973), Webster v. Reproductive Health Services (1989), Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992), Gonzales v. Carhart (2007) 1. Catch-up day 2. SSR 1. Read p140-145 until Race, the Constitution, and Public Policy 2. Reading Questions Civil Rights 1-4 3. Terms 1-5 4. Flashcards and be prepared to review Strauder v. West Virginia (1880), Scott v. Sanford (1857) 1. Read p145-157 2. Reading Questions Civil Rights 5-6 (terms 6-15), 7-8 (terms 16-19), 9 (terms 20-24) 10-11 (term 25) 3. Flashcards and be prepared to review: Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), Swann v. Mecklenburg City Schools (1971), Brown v. Board of Education (1954), Open Housing Act of 1968 (Title VIII), Civil Rights Act of 1957, Equal Pay Act of 1963, Voting Rights Act of 1982, Civil Rights Act of 1988, Korematsu v. United States (1944), Civil Rights Cases (1883), Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978), Lawrence v. Texas (2003), Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) and Gratz v. Bollinger (2003), & Shaw v. Reno (1993) 1. Finish from Wednesday 2. Read p157-164. 3. Reading Questions Civil Rights 12-17 4. Terms 26-30 Flashcards and be prepared to review cases re: Equal Protection of the Laws Women (Privacy) Cruzan v. Missouri (1990), Craig v. Boren (1976), Orr v. Orr (1979), Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), Reed v. Reed (1971), Roe v. Wade (1973), Webster v. Reproductive Health Services (1989), Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992), Gonzales v. Carhart (2007), Higher Education Act of 1972 (Title IX), Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, Civil Rights and Women s Equity in Employment Act of 1991, Faragher v. City of Boca Raton (1998), PA State Police v. Suders (2004), Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth (1998), Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services (1998), & Davis v. Monroe County Board of Ed. (1999) 1. Finish from Friday 2. Read p164-173 3. Reading Questions Civil Rights 18-24 4. Terms 31-33 5. Flashcards and be prepared to review cases re: Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978), Adarand Constructors v. Pena (1995), Education of All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, & Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, Education of All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 1. Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Test Part I 1. Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Test Part II 1. Court Case Quiz
Part II. Objectives Chapter 4 Civil Liberties and Public Policy 1. Understand the constitutional basis of civil liberties and the Supreme Court s role in defining them. 2. Discuss the religious liberties guaranteed in the First Amendment. 3. Explain the nature of and the issues involving freedom of expression in America. 4. Identify the rights of individuals accused of crimes. 5. Evaluate and discuss the issue of the right to privacy. 6. Understand the impact of civil liberties on democracy and the scope of government. Part III. Review Questions Ch. 4 Civil Liberties 1. Define the term civil liberties. 2. What was the most important difference between the Supreme Court s decision in Obj. 1 Barron v. Baltimore and Gitlow v. New York? 3. Explain the importance of the 14 th Amendment. 4. What is the incorporation doctrine? 5. List four Supreme Court cases concerning the establishment clause and comment on their significance. Obj. 2 6. Compare and contrast the Supreme Court case of Employment Division v. Smith (1990) with the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993. 7. Define the term prior restraint. 8. List and explain the significance of three Supreme Court cases concerning free speech and public order. 9. What is a shield law? 10. How did the Supreme Court define obscenity in the case of Miller v. California? Obj. 3 11. How are the standards for winning libel lawsuits different for public figures and private individuals? 12. Define the term symbolic speech and give an example. 13. Who regulates commercial speech? 14. What is the function of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)? 15. Explain the two facets of the freedom of assembly 16. How are the following terms interrelated: probably cause, unreasonable searches and seizures, search warrant, and exclusionary rule? 17. What are the three guidelines for police questioning of suspects as set forth in Miranda v. Arizona (1966)? Obj 4 18. What is the significance of the Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)? 19. What are the pros and cons of plea bargaining? 20. List and explain the importance of three Supreme Court cases concerning the death penalty. 21. Explain how the Constitution implied a right to privacy. Obj 5 22. List and explain the importance of four Supreme Court decisions concerning abortion. 23. In your opinion are the right guaranteed in the 4 th, 5 th, 6 th, 7 th, and 8 th Amendments more beneficial to criminals or society at large? Obj. 6 24. In what ways do civil liberties limit the scope of government and in what ways to they expand the scope of government Part IV. Identifications Ch. 4 Civil Liberties 1. entrepreneurial politics 2. civil liberties
3. Bill of Rights 4. 1 st Amendment 5. Freedom of Religion - 6. 14 th Amendment 7. Due Process clause - 8. incorporation doctrine 9. establishment clause 10. free exercise clause 11. Wall of Separation principle 12. Parochial schools 13. school vouchers 14. Freedom of Expression
15. Oliver Wendell Holmes 16. hate crimes 17. preferred position 18. neutrality & clarity 19. least-restrictive means 20. prior restraint 21. clear and present danger 22. Sedition Acts 23. Espionage and Sedition Acts 24. Smith Act 1940 25. 1950 Internal Security Act- 26. 1954 Communist Control Act
27. McCarthyism 28. shield laws 29. community standards - 30. libel 31. slander 32. private individual 33. actual malice - 34. symbolic speech 35. commercial speech 36. right to assemble 37. right to associate 38. indictment
39. grand jury - 40. probable cause 41. good faith exception - 42. unreasonable search and seizures 43. search warrant 44. exclusionary rule 45. 5 th Amendment 46. Miranda Rights - 47. self-incrimination 48. 6 th Amendment 49. plea bargaining 50. 8 th Amendment
51. capital punishment - 52. cruel and unusual punishment 53. right of privacy VI. Chapter 5 Civil Rights and Public Policy 1. Understand the historical and constitution basis of the struggle for equal rights. 2. Discuss the struggle for equality for African Americans in terms of three historical eras, the Constitution, and public policy. 3. Explain how women have gained civil rights and what equality issues remain important for women today. 4. Describe the new groups in the civil rights movement. 5. Explain the controversy over the issue of affirmative action. 6. Understand the impact of civil rights on democracy and the scope of government. VII. Civil Rights Reading Questions 1. What are the three types of inequality in America? 2. Explain the two major conceptions of equality. Obj.1 3. What is the only mention of the idea of equality in the Constitution? 4. Explain the Supreme Court s three standards for classifications under the equal protection clause and give an example of each. 5. Complete the following table listing the three eras of the struggle for African Americans equality, the major policy focus during each era, major court cases and their importance in each era, and any acts of Congress or constitutional amendments pass during each era. Historical Era Policy Focus Court Cases Acts/Amendments Obj 2 Obj. 3 6. Compare and contrast the significance of the Supreme Court cases of Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857), Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), and Brown v. Board of Education (1954). 7. What is the difference between de jure segregation and de facto segregation? 8. List the six major provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 9. List and explain four ways in which the southern states denied African Americans the right to vote. 10. What was the impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965? 11. List three other minority groups that have faced discrimination similar to that experienced by African Americans. 12. What was the Equal Rights Amendment? 13. List and explain the significance of four Supreme Court cases dealing with sex-based discrimination. 14. How has Congress attempted to end sex discrimination in the area of employment? 15. What is meant by comparable worth? 16. In what two ways are women legally treated differently in the military? 17. How has the Supreme Court dealt with the issue of sexual harassment?
Obj. 4 Obj 5 Obj. 6 18. In what ways are the elderly discriminated against in American society? 19. What are the main provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990? 20. Why might gays and lesbians face the toughest battle for equality? 21. Define the term affirmative action. 22. List four cases in which the Supreme Court seems to support affirmative action and four cases in which it seems to oppose affirmative action. 23. How does equality threaten liberty? 24. How do civil rights laws increase the scope and power of government? VIII. Civil Rights Identifications 1. civil rights 2. equality of results 3. equality of opportunity - 4. 14 th Amendment 5. equal protection of the laws 6. suspect classifications 7. strict scrutiny 8. 13 th Amendment 9. equal protection of the laws - 10. Jim Crow Laws
11. separate but equal 12. segregation 13. with all deliberate speed 14. integration 15. desegregation 16. de jure segregation 17. de facto segregation 18. civil disobedience 19. Civil Rights Act of 1964 20. suffrage 21. 15 th Amendment 22. poll taxes
23. White primary 24. 24 th Amendment 25. Voting Rights Act of 1965 26. 19 th Amendment 27. coverture - 28. Equal Rights Amendment 29. comparable worth 30. Sexual harassment - 31. Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) 32. Affirmative Action 33. Reverse discrimination