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Lesson 1: Information and Digital Literacy
Learning Outcomes Students will collect, evaluate and interpret information. Effectively use information technologies. Describe the difference between scholarly/ academic journals and trade journals Define peer review as an academic process. Workflow Learn to use the BMCC Library LibGuides for information about courses Learn to use the BMCC Library website. How to conduct effective searches using […]
Lesson 2: The Constitution and its Origins
The Constitution and Its Origins Learning Outcomes Identify the origins of the core values in American political thought, including ideas regardingrepresentational government Summarize Great Britain’s actions leading to the American Revolution Workflow Read Pre-Revolutionary Period and the Roots of the American Political Tradition 2.1 Review the PowerPoint slides for the Constitution and Its Origins Watch […]
Lesson 3: Development of the Constitution
Learning Outcomes Identify the conflicts present and the compromises reached in drafting the Constitution. Summarize the core features of the structure of U.S. government under the Constitution. Workflow Read Development of the Constitution 2.3 Review Development of the Constitution Power Point Review the U.S. Constitution-Bill of Rights Institute Complete the Lesson 3 Assignment Complete the […]
Lesson 4: Ratification of the Constitution
Learning Outcomes: Explain the ratification process of the U.S. Constitution. Explain the terms “federalist” and “anti-federalist” anti-federalist” and explain their beliefs. Understand what are the “Federalist Papers”. Describe the authors of the “Federalist Papers”. Tasks: Read Ratification of the Constitution 2.4 Review Ratification of the Constitution 2.4 PPT Workflow: Complete Week 4 Assignment Complete Week […]
Lesson 5: The Federal Courts
Learning Outcomes Be able to describe the evolving role of the courts since the ratification of the Constitution. Be able to explain why courts are uniquely situated to protect individual rights. Be able to recognize how the courts make public policy. Be able to describe the dual court system and its three tiers. Be able […]
Lesson 6: The U.S. Supreme Court
Workflow: Review the C-SPAN series about the Supreme Court. Watch Associate Justices of the Supreme Court discuss Supreme Court procedures and their roles and experiences as U.S. Supreme Court Justices. Review Supreme Court Procedures at the Federal Courts website. Interviewees: Associate Justices Anthony Kennedy (retired), Ruth Bader Ginsburg (active), Antonin Scalia (deceased) and Sandra Day […]
Lesson 7: How to Brief A Case and Prepare for Class
This is a photo of the Federal Reporter. The Federal Reporter is an index of all federal cases. Learning Outcomes: Operationalize the federal reporter. Understand the construction of a legal citation. Demonstrate how to search for a case through a case citation. Understand and apply the various components of a student case brief. Define and […]
Lesson 8: First Amendment
First Amendment Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Learning Outcomes: Workflow: Lesson 8 Instructions Review the National Constitution […]
Lesson 9: The Second Amendment
Second Amendment A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. Learning Outcomes Workflow Review the National Constitution Center Second Amendment section. Watch the Khan Academy video on the Second Amendment. Read History of the Second Amendment […]
Lesson 10: Fourth Amendment – General Principles
Fourth Amendment The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be […]
Lesson 11: Stop and Frisk
Fourth Amendment The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be […]
Lesson 13: Fourth Amendment: Exigent Circumstances
Fourth Amendment The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be […]
Lesson 14: Fourth Amendment – Wiretapping – What is Permissible?
Olmstead v. United States 277 US 438 (1928) Berger v. New York 388 US 41 (1967) Katz v. United States 389 US 347 (1967) Clapper v. Amnesty International 568 US 398 (2013)
Lesson 15: Fifth Amendment
Please watch this discussion of the Fifth Amendment Fifth Amendment No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of […]
Lesson 16: Sixth Amendment: What is Effective Representation?
Please watch this video on the Sixth Amendment Right to a Speedy Trial (Video Length: 16 minutes and 02 seconds) Sixth Amendment In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which […]
Lesson 17: Eighth Amendment: What Constitutes Cruel and Unusual Punishment?
Eighth Amendment Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Learning Outcomes Understand and explain the Constitutional protections against excessive punishment in Eighth Amendment. Workflow Read the National Constitution Center on the Eighth Amendment. Watch the Khan Academy video on the Eighth Amendment. Death Penalty Furman v. […]
Lesson 18: Fourteenth Amendment: Discrimination in the Constitution and Due Process, Incorporation Doctrine
Fourteenth Amendment Section 1 All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall […]
Lesson 20: Social Media and The Constitution: What are the Limitations?
Are the President’s Tweets Government Action? Knight First Amendment Inst. at Columbia Univ. v. Trump, No. 1:17-cv-5205 (S.D.N.Y.), No. 18-1691 (2d Cir.). Cell Phone Searches United States v. Lambis SDNY 7/20/2016 Riley v. California 573 US (2014) Can a Convicted Sex Offender Access the Internet? Packingham v. North Carolina 582 US_2017 Gerrymandering Rucho v. Common […]
Lesson 19: Trial Rights: Understanding the Rights of a Defendant
July 23, 2020
Jury Selection Batson v. Kentucky 476 US 79 (1986) Right to Remain Silent Griffin v. California 380 US 609 (1965) Right to Confront Witnesses/Evidence In re Gault 387 US 1 (1967) Double Jeopardy Crawford v. Washington 541 US 836 (1990) Public Trials Maryland v. Craig 497 US 836 (1990) Publicity Waller v. Georgia 467 US […]
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