War and Civil Liberties

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 05.03.08

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Summary of Main Content
  3. Rationale
  4. Postmodernism
  5. Postmodernism and the classroom
  6. Background information
  7. Classroom Objectives
  8. Topics Covered in the Unit
  9. Strategies
  10. Sample Lessons/Resources
  11. Bibliography-Teachers
  12. Bibliography-Students

Postmodernism and the Flexibility of the Constitution

Jeffrey C. Joyce

Published September 2005

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Summary of Main Content

This unit is meant to inform students about periods of war in our countries history and how those times affected American civil liberties. The unit will deal with President Adam's administration and the passage of and reactions to the Alien and Sedition Acts, Supreme Court decisions during the Civil War; World Wars I and II; and the Vietnam Era; the consequences of the September 11 attacks including the USA Patriot Act, the 9/11 Commission report and the Guantanamo detainees controversy. Generally speaking, students will learn of the core conflict in a democratic-republic like ours between upholding individual freedoms and maintaining national security. Specifically, students will grapple with the context of each of the aforementioned eras individually and make judgments about the actions of the federal government, the Supreme Court, and American citizens in response to national crises.

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