Category Archives: Document Spotlights
Suspending the Right of Due Process: Japanese-American Relocation during World War II
Engage students in classroom discussions about due process and the Fifth Amendment using primary sources about Japanese-American “relocation” during WWII. Continue reading
Is the Death Penalty a Cruel and Unusual Punishment?
Document analysis and discussion questions help students examine: What is cruel and unusual punishment? Who decides what is considered cruel and unusual? How can it be measured? Continue reading
Examining the Second Amendment Using Plain Writing and Historical Context
The Second Amendment might be used to teach plain writing, historical context, and fundamental primary source research. Continue reading
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Tagged 2nd Amendment, amending america, bill of rights, billofrights225, bill_of_rights, founding fathers, gun control, Historical Context, Impact_of_Bill_of_Rights, lesson_plans, militia, primary_sources, research, standing army
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Freedom of the Press Under Stress
This post is part of our series on the Bill of Rights. We’re highlighting primary sources selected to help students explore core concepts found within the Bill of Rights, and how they’ve impacted American history. This year marks the 225th anniversary of the ratification of the … Continue reading
“Freedom of” or “Freedom From” Religion?
This post is part of our series on the Bill of Rights. We’re highlighting primary sources selected to help students explore core concepts found within the Bill of Rights, and how they’ve impacted American history. This year marks the 225th anniversary of the ratification of the … Continue reading
WWI Posters and Home Cards
Posters and cards distributed on the homefront provide an engaging way to introduce students to World War I. Continue reading
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Tagged food, herbert_hoover, homefront, poster, Posters, primarily_teaching, primary_sources, Propaganda, WWI
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Oppressed Women Ask the Government to “Make Amends”
A petition created by Alaska Native women during World War II can help students understand the right of the people to “petition for redress of grievances.” Continue reading
St. Patrick’s Day Primary Sources
Just for fun — we’ve got a lineup of St. Patrick’s Day-themed primary sources to bring a little shamrock spirit into your classroom this March 17th. The Original Federal Order On 3/16/1780 George Washington’s General Order granted Saint Patrick’s Day as a holiday to … Continue reading
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Tagged food, George_Washington, political_cartoons, president, primary_sources, stpatrick
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Freedom to Cover the World Series
Reporter Melissa Ludtke sued the Commissioner of Baseball to gain access to the locker room, calling out 1st amendment-guaranteed freedom of the press and the 14th amendment’s equal protection clause. Continue reading
Permission to “Take it to the Streets”
The right of the people to peaceably assemble is guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. But what happens when a city requires a group to obtain a permit to do so? Continue reading
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Tagged 1st_amendment, amending america, amendment, billofrights225, bill_of_rights, chicago, constitutional_amendments, docsteach, historypin, Impact_of_Bill_of_Rights, national_archives_chicago, primary_sources, protest, vietnamwar
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