AP AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
Unit 6: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
11/16 - 12/9

UNIT 6 CONTENT MAP

Vocabulary

PREFERRED POSITION
DUE PROCESS
SELECTIVE INCORPORATION
PRIOR RESTRAINT
CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER
LIBEL/SLANDER
MALICE TEST

OBSCENITY
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
SYMBOLIC SPEECH
FREE-EXERCISE CLAUSE
ESTBLISHMENT CLAUSE
WALL-OF-SEPARATION

LEMON TEST
NEUTRALITY
CLARITY
LEAST RESTRICTIVE MEANS
PROCEDURAL DUE PROCESS
SEARCH WARRANT
PROBABLE CAUSE
EXCLUSIONARY RULE
GOOD-FAITH EXCEPTION

SUSPECT CLASSIFICATION
STRICT SCRUTINY
SUBSTANTIVE DUE PROCESS
SEPARATE BUT EQUAL

DE JURE SEGREGATION
DE FACTO SEGREGATION
civil rights

EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
EQUAL PROTECTION
EQUAL ACCESS
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
REVERSE DISCRIMINATION
COLOR BLIND
DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT

Court Cases:
SEE LIST

WEEK 16
11/16 - 11/
18

LESSON

IN CLASS

HOMEWORK

Wednesday
Lesson 1

  • Debrief Unit 4 Test

Read: Wilson 15th,  Chapter 5 pp. 95-99 Incorporation

Thursday
Lesson 2

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How important are Precedent Rules?

  • The Bill of Rights
  • Civil Liberties
  •  Civil Rights
  •  Enumerated Rights
  • Implied Rights
  • 14th and 15th Amendments
    • Due Process
    • Equal Protection
  • Selective Incorporation
    • Preferred Position

Quick Notes: Unit 6 Powerpoint Part I Incorporation

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Friday
Lesson 3

Incorporation Presentation, Day 1

Activity: Use OYEZ to research your assigned case and prepare for your presentation. Your team MUST have your case outline reviewed, approved and posted online by Tuesday, 11/23.

Watch  Sample Incorporation Videos:

2014

Loving v Virginia as  Science Fiction

United States v Leon as  Comedy

Maryland v King as a Childrens’ show 

 

2013

Cruzan v Missouri as  Found Footage

Virginia v Loving as a Children’s show

Gideon v Wainwright as a Music Video 

 

2012

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier as an Action Film

Roe v Wade as a Silent Movie

Texas v Johnson as a Western

 

WEEK 17
11/21 - 11/
22

LESSON

IN CLASS

HOMEWORK

Monday
Lesson 4

 

Incorporation Presentation, Day 2

Due: CaseNotes

Your CaseNotes will be posted online on Blackboard and Crawfordsworld for review by other students.

Case Notes must be In Your Own Words; they may NOT be cut and pasted from any site.

Incorporation Presentation Case Notes Rubric

 

Tuesday
Lesson 5

 

Incorporation Presentation, Day 3

Activity:Use Plotbot or another script program to start your script. Your team MUST have an approved final script before you may start filming.

Incorporation Presentation Script Rubric

If you have a camera or phone, please bring it next week!

THANKSGIVING BREAK

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WEDNESDAY, 11/23 – FRIDAY, 11/25

WEEK 18
11/28- 12/2

LESSON

IN CLASS

HOMEWORK

Monday
Lesson 6

Incorporation Presentation, Day 4

Due: Case Script

Case Script must be In Your Own Words; it may NOT be cut and pasted from any site. It MUST follow your assigned Genre.

You may use cameras to begin filming today if

  1. Your CaseNotes must have been approved and posted.
  2. Your script with locations must be complete and approved.

Incorporation Presentation Script Rubric

Edited videos are due by Monday, 12/5.

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Tuesday
Lesson 7

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Incorporation Presentation, Day 5

Bring: Check out classroom flipcam, or use your own camera or phone.

Activity: Location Filming

Filming should begin today if you have not already begun:

  1. You must not disturb any classes or teachers while filming on location; if you wish to use specific locations or extras you must have arranged these in advance.
  2. You must report to me at the beginning of class, and must return before the end of class and show me your progress.

Incorporation Presentation Video Rubric

Edited videos are due Monday, 12/5.

 

Wednesday
Lesson 8

Incorporation Presentation, Day 6

Activity: Filming must be completed today!!

Incorporation Presentation Video Rubric

Edited videos are due Monday, 12/5.

Thursday
Lesson 9

 

 

 

Incorporation Presentation, Day 7

Activity: Editing

Here are some editing tutorials:

 

Filming MUST be completed and begin editing your video project into a coherent video between 2 – 3 minutes in length.

Incorporation Presentation Video Rubric

Edited videos are due Monday, 12/5.

Friday
Lesson 10

Incorporation Presentation, Day 7

Activity: Editing must be completed today!!

Your Case Video MUST be completed and posted on YouTube by Midnight Today, Friday, December 4, as an UNLISTED video and the link sent to me by email:

rcrawford@nova.edu

Here is a link to a tutorial on unlisted posting on YouTube.

Incorporation Presentation Video Rubric

Read: Wilson 15th,  Chapter 5 pp. 55, 100-111 Civil Liberties

Court Case Notes

Ø  US v Lopez
Ø 
Gitlow v New York
Ø 
NY Times v Sullivan
Ø 
Miller v California
Ø 
Texas v Johnson
Ø 
Cantwell v Connecticut
Ø 
Lemon v. Kurtzman

WEEK 18
12/5- 12/9

LESSON

IN CLASS

HOMEWORK

Monday
Lesson 11

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Civil Liberties

  • Federalism and the Elastic Clause
  • Amendment I: Speech and Press
    • Clear and Present Danger
    • Libel and Slander
    • Obscenity
  • Expression/Symbolic Speech
  • Amendment I: Church and State
    • Free Exercise

    • Establishment Clause

    • The "Wall of Separation"

 

Activity: Watch the following Case Videos and ASSESS the CONTENT, CREATIVITY, and  CONSTRUCTION of each using the Video Peer Rubric.

·         US v Lopez

·         Gitlow v New York

·         NY Times v Sullivan

·         Miller v California

·         Texas v Johnson

·         Cantwell v Connecticut

·         Lemon v Kurtzman

Discuss and complete your individual CaseNotes

Read: Wilson 14th,  Chapter 5 pp. 134-139 Implied Rights

Court Case Notes:

Ø  Loving v Virginia
Ø 
Griswald v Connecticut
Ø 
Roe v Wade
Ø 
Planned Parenthood v Casey
Ø 
Cruzan v Missouri
Ø 
Tinker v Des Moines
Ø 
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

Tuesday
Lesson 12

 

  • Amendment IX: Implied Rights
    • Minors
    • Amendment I: Marriage
    • Amendment III: Privacy
    • Right to Die

Quiz: Quiz on assigned cases

Activity: Watch the following Case Videos and ASSESS the CONTENT, CREATIVITY, and CONSTRUCTION of each using the Video Peer Rubric..

·         Tinker v Des Moines

·         Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

·         Loving v Virginia

·         Griswald v Connecticut

·         Roe v Wade

·         Planned Parenthood v Casey

·         Cruzan v Missouri Health

Discuss and complete your individual CaseNotes

Read: Wilson 14th,  Chapter 5 pp. 134-139 Implied Rights

Court Case Notes:

Ø  McDonald v Chicago
Ø 
Kelo v City of New London
Ø 
Mapp v Ohio
Ø 
United States v Leon
Ø 
Maryland v King
Ø 
Benton v Maryland
Ø 
Miranda v. Arizona
Ø 
Gideon v Wainwright

 

 

Wednesday
Lesson 13

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  • Amendment II: Guns

Civil Rights

  • Amendment IV:
    • Exclusionary Rule
    • "Good Faith" Exception
  • Amendment V: Double Jeopardy
  • Amendment VI: Right to an Attorney
    • Miranda Rights

Quiz: Quiz on assigned cases

Activity: Watch the following Case Videos and ASSESS the CONTENT, CREATIVITY, and CONSTRUCTION of each using the Video Peer Rubric..

·         McDonald v Chicago

·         Kelo v City of New London

·         Mapp v Ohio

·         United States v Leon

·         Maryland v King

·         Benton v Maryland

·         Miranda v. Arizona

·         Gideon v Wainwright

Discuss and complete your individual CaseNotes

Read: Wilson 14th,  Chapter 5 pp. 111-120 Procedural Due Process

Court Case Notes:

Ø  Gregg v Georgia
Ø 
Roper v Simmons
Ø 
Plessy v Ferguson
Ø 
Brown v Board of Education
Ø 
Swann v Charlotte

Thursday
Lesson 14

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Procedural Due Process

  • Amendment VIII: Death Penalty
  • Amendment XIV and XV: Civil Rights
  • Equal Protection
  • Segregation
  • Affirmative Action

 

Quiz: Quiz on assigned cases

Activity: Watch the following Case Videos and ASSESS the CONTENT, CREATIVITY, and CONSTRUCTION of each using the Video Peer Rubric.

·         Gregg v Georgia

·         Roper v Simmons

·         Plessy v Ferguson

·         Brown v Board of Education

·         Swann v Charlotte-Mecklenburg

Discuss and complete your individual CaseNotes

Read: Wilson 14th,  Chapter 6 pp. 122-126; 138-146 Equal Protection and Equal Access

Court Case Notes:

Ø  Regents v Bakke
Ø 
Grutter v Bollinger
Ø  Lawrence v Texas
Ø 
Obergefell v Hodges

Friday
Lesson 15

 

  • Amendment XIV and XV: Civil Rights
    • Equal Protection

    • Segregation

    • Affirmative Action

 

Quiz: Quiz on assigned cases

Activity: Watch the following Case Videos and ASSESS the CONTENT, CREATIVITY, and CONSTRUCTION of each using the Video Peer Rubric.

·         Regents v Bakke

·         Grutter v Bollinger

·         Lawrence v Texas

·         Obergefell v Hodges

Discuss and complete your individual CaseNotes

REVIEW YOUR OLD TESTS OVER THE WEEKEND!