Politics and Public Policy in the United States

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 20.03.05

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale
  3. Learning Objectives
  4. Content Objectives
  5. Teaching Strategies
  6. Classroom Activities
  7. Resources
  8. Reading List for Students
  9. Appendix on Implementing district Standards
  10. Notes

The Supreme Court: Allowing and Constraining Constitutional Change

Christina Marsett

Published September 2020

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Reading List for Students

Lewis, Anthony. Gideon’s Trumpet. 1st ed. New York: Random House, Inc., 1964. This novel is helful in provided students with an overview of the dynamic procss of decision-making within the Supreme Court, as well as explaining the case of Gideon v. Wainwright in a way that is interesting.

Spielberg, Steven, John Williams, and Alejandro De La Llosa, LINCOLN. USA/India, 2012. This film is useful in demonstrating the role of the Civil Rights Amendments in the abolition of slavery, as well as the attitudes of the general public towards this action, in a way that will interest students.

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