AnnenbergClassroom.org contains over 50 videos on major constitutional concepts and court cases with learning materials aligned to state standards, as well as lesson plans, online no-cost books for download, and interactive games. Annenberg Videos Have Won 45 National Awards in partnership with www.sunnylandsclassroom.org
Origin and Nature of the Constitution Magna Carta New for Constitution Day 2015! Key Constitutional Concepts: Creating a Constitution (20 mins) Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.: The Origin, Nature, and Importance of the Supreme Court (37 mins) Justice Stephen G. Breyer: The Nature of Dissent in the Supreme Court* (18 mins) Justices Stephen G. Breyer and Antonin Scalia: Judicial Interpretation (37 mins) Justices Stephen G. Breyer and Sandra Day O Connor: Our Constitution (30 mins) Online Game: The Constitutional Convention Separation of Powers Three Branches of Government A Call to Act: Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company** (23 mins) Justice Stephen G. Breyer: Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company* (9 mins) Online Game: Branches of Power*** Article 1: Legislative Branch Habeas Corpus: The Guantanamo Cases (25 mins) New for Constitution Day 2015! One School s Fight: The Making of a Law (20 mins) The Legislative Process: How a Bill Becomes a Federal Law (19 mins) Online Game: LawCraft*** Article 2: Executive Branch Key Constitutional Concepts: Youngstown v. Sawyer** (20 mins) Online Game: Executive Command*** Article 3: Judicial Branch Independent Judiciary: Cherokee Nation v. Georgia** and Cooper v. Aaron** (34 mins) Justices Breyer, O Connor and Kennedy: Judicial Independence (32 mins) Online Game: Court Quest*** The Amendments and Landmark Cases The Story of the Bill of Rights (17 mins) Documentaries on Amendments 1-10 (1-2 min segments) Online Game: That s Your Right Amendment 1: Freedom of Speech, Religion, and Press Online Game: The First Amendment - Tinker v. Des Moines Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Sandra Day O Connor, and Anthony M. Kennedy: Freedom of Speech: Tinker v. Des Moines** and Morse v. Frederick (30 mins) Amendment 4: Freedom from Unreasonable Search and Seizure Documentaries on Landmark Cases Search and Seizure: Mapp v. Ohio (25 mins) Justice Sandra Day O Connor: Search and Seizure (17 mins)
www.annenbergclassroom.org Amendments 5-7: Juries and Trials FAQs: Juries (11 segments totaling 40 mins) The English History of Juries Understanding the Language of a Trial The American History of Juries A Word from the Judge Qualifications and Types of Juries A Word from the Defense What to Expect as a Juror A Word from the Prosecution How a Trial Works Grand Juries The Value of Service Justices Breyer, O Connor and Kennedy: Jury Service (11 mins) Justice Anthony M. Kennedy: Miranda v. Arizona New for Constitution Day 2015! Documentaries on Landmark Cases Jury Selection: Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Company (also addresses racial discrimination) (23 mins) The Right to Remain Silent: Miranda v. Arizona (25 mins) Amendment 6: Right to a Speedy Trial, an Impartial Jury, Confrontation of Witnesses, and Counsel Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Sandra Day O Connor, and Anthony M. Kennedy: The Right to Trial by an Impartial Jury (10 mins) Documentaries on Landmark Cases Jury Selection: Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Company (23 mins) Key Constitutional Concepts: Gideon v. Wainwright** (20 mins) Amendment 14: Due Process, Equal Protection, and Discrimination Thurgood, starring Laurence Fishburne (1 hr, 44 mins) Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Sandra Day O Connor and Anthony M. Kennedy: Brown v. Board of Education (27 mins) Justice Anthony M. Kennedy: The Importance of the Yick Wo Case** (30 mins) Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Sandra Day O Connor, and Anthony M. Kennedy: The Importance of the Japanese Internment Cases** (36 mins) Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the 14th Amendment and Sex Discrimination (42 mins) Documentaries on Landmark Cases Korematsu and Civil Liberties: Korematsu v. United States** (27 mins) Yick Wo and the Equal Protection Clause: Yick Wo v. Hopkins** (20 mins) Key Constitutional Concepts: Gideon v. Wainwright** (20 mins) One Person, One Vote: Baker v. Carr** and Reynolds v. Sims** (26 mins) Jury Selection: Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Company (23 mins) *Produced in partnership with The National Constitution Center **Cases aligned with state standards ***Produced in partnership with Justice Sandra Day O Connor s icivics project (www.icivics.org)
Constitution Day 2015! 800th Anniversary of Magna Carta This documentary explores Magna Carta, one of the most important documents in the history of democracy. A declaration of rights by English barons who demanded the monarchy recognize their rights in a written document and disseminate them to all freemen, Magna Carta was the inspiration and historical precedent for the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and its Bill of Rights. Habeas Corpus: The Guantanamo Cases One of our oldest human rights, habeas corpus safeguards individual freedom by preventing unlawful or arbitrary imprisonment. This 25-minute documentary examines habeas corpus and the separation of powers in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks as the Supreme Court tried to strike a balance between the president s duty to protect the nation and the constitutional protection of civil liberties. The video explores this struggle through four major Guantanamo cases: Hamdi v. Rumsfeld (2004), Rasul v. Bush (2004), Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (2006) and Boumediene v. Bush (2008). Available online at AnnenbergClassroom.org
www.annenbergclassroom.org Interactive Games on the Constitution That s Your Right How well do your students know the individual freedoms that the Bill of Rights guarantees? Our fun, online card game for middle and high school students can be played individually or in a multiplayer mode. To win, players must understand different constitutional concepts from the right against self-incrimination to freedom of the press and how they apply in different scenarios. First Amendment: Tinker v. Des Moines Based on Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969), a landmark case about students right to free speech, this game launches students on a journey to the U.S. Supreme Court. Along the way are mini-games and challenges that teach about the First Amendment, the Tinker case, legal concepts such as precedents, relevant vocabulary, and how the federal courts work. The Constitutional Convention Travel back to 1787 and take part in the Constitutional Convention as the Founding Fathers struggle to decide how the young nation will be governed. Explore how very different men representing their states conflicting demands created a bicameral legislature and three branches of government.
Online Downloadable Books and Interactive Constitution The Pursuit of Justice Written by John J. Patrick and the late Kermit L. Hall, this book analyzes 30 widely taught Supreme Court cases and also summarizes an additional 100 included in state history and civics standards. John J. Patrick is professor emeritus of education at Indiana University- Bloomington and also has taught middle and high school history, civics, and government. Kermit L. Hall was president and professor of history at the University of Albany, State University of New York, and wrote extensively on American constitutional, legal, and judicial history. Understanding Democracy This guide, written by John J. Patrick, professor emeritus of education at Indiana University-Bloomington, explains the core concepts of democracy in a clear A-Z format. Professor Patrick is the author of more than 100 publications on topics of civic education, history education, U.S. history and political science or government. Download complete books or individual sections Constitution Guide: What It Says, What It Means This interactive guide to the U.S. Constitution provides the original text and an explanation of the meaning of each article and amendment.
www.annenbergclassroom.org Our Constitution This book takes an in-depth look at the Constitution, annotated with detailed explanations of its terms and contents. Authors Donald A. Ritchie and JusticeLearning. org have included texts of primary source materials, sidebar materials on each article and amendment, profiles of Supreme Court cases, and timelines. Mr. Ritchie is historian of the U.S. Senate and has written several books, including Reporting from Washington: The History of the Washington Press Corps; Press Gallery: Congress and the Washington Correspondents, and American Journalists: Getting the Story. Justice Learning resources have been relocated to AnnenbergClassroom.org, which provides an innovative issue-based approach for engaging high school students in informed civics discourse. Our Rights This book draws upon historical case studies to explore the rights in the Constitution. Supreme Court cases are used to demonstrate both how a right received its modern interpretation and how it applies today. Author David J. Bodenhamer is professor of history and the executive director of The Polis Center, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Professor Bodenhamer is the author or editor of eight books, including Fair Trial: Rights of the Accused in American History, and The Bill of Rights in Modern America. Download complete books or individual sections
Annenberg Classroom Videos Have Won 45 National Awards Aegis Award American Bar Association Coalition for Justice Burnham Hod Greeley Award American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award Best Shorts Competition Award Chicago International Film Festival Television Award Two Chris Awards Three CINDY Awards Six CINE Golden Eagle Awards Two CINE Masters Series Awards Three CINE Special Jury Awards Two Clarion Awards Silver Communicator Award Gold Hermes Creative Award Platinum Hermes Creative Award Hugo Gold Plaque Two Silver Hugo Awards KIDS FIRST! Film Festival 2007 Award REVERE Distinguished Achievement Award Nine Bronze Telly Awards Four U.S. International Film & Video Festival Awards Two Videographer Awards Coming for Constitution Day 2016! The Second Amendment: The Right to Bear Arms Since long before the founding of the United States, guns have been a part of the American identity. This documentary helps to explain the history of guns and gun laws in American society and the Second Amendment, leading to the landmark Supreme Court decisions in District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) and McDonald v. Chicago (2010) that established an individual s right to own a gun. Additional resources are available at FlackCheck.org, FactCheck.org and CivicsRenewalNetwork.org. A Project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center