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PBS

Pbs Bloodlines: Technology Hits Home

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a must see for any lesson or unit on biotechnology! It is a companion to the PBS video "Bloodlines: Technology Hits Home," although it can certainly be used without the video. It's a fantastic site that will challenge...
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PBS

Pbs Bloodlines: Making Precedent

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent site where students are challenged to read several case studies and make choices about what they would do in the situation. After they choose they are presented with some of the consequences that their decision may produce in...
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University of Missouri

Exploring Constitutional Conflicts: Exploring Constitutional Law

For Students 9th - 10th
Although the Constitution is the supreme law of the land, its interpretation is open to many opinions, causing great controversies. Students can read the Constitution as well as the many issues that surround the document. If that proves...
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Other

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3 C)

For Students 9th - 10th
This organization seeks to understand society's ethical and legal issues from an international perspective in light of new technology. The website contains news and policy statements.
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Other

Privacy Rights Clearninghouse: Employment Background Checks

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is helpful to both the applicant and the interviewer. Information is given regarding what data can be found through a background check. Explains how employers can gather information themselves. Lists certain topics that can't...
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Other

Liberty

For Students 9th - 10th
Liberty is an organisation that was formed seventy-five years ago to champion liberty in all sorts of social contexts. The site has information about many of the current issues - ASBOs, asylum, street cameras and so on - with media links...
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Your Safety and Security or Your Civil Liberties Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The object of this lesson plan is to take a look at the USA Patriot Act and the controversies around the Act. Does the Patriot Act defy our Civil Liberties? This lesson plan will explore that question and more.
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Other

Roe v. Wade: Its History and Impact [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Paper on the history of Roe v Wade and the constitutional right to privacy, the impact it has had on health, and the challenges the ruling faces.
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PBS

Pbs: p.o.v.: Larry v. Lockney (A Case About Mandatory Drug Testing)

For Students 9th - 10th
What happens in a small Texas town when a father decides to challenge a school board decision about mandatory drug testing for junior and senior high-school students? P.O.V., the documentary series that airs on PBS, answers this question...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Roe v. Wade and Its Impact

For Students 9th - 10th
The subject of the legality of abortion has been a contentious one for decades. Read about the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade in 1973, and the subsequent attempts to maintain it and overturn it.
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iCivics

I Civics: Clapper v. Amnesty International (2013)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This mini-lesson covers the basics of the Supreme Court's decision that determined the government's ability to conduct electronic surveillance of its citizens. Students learn about the First Amendment right to free speech, the Fourth...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Fourteenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Text and brief description of the history and meaning of the 14th Amendment. Links to related resources listed.
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Other

Pine Tree Legal Assistance: Immigrants: Work Permits

For Students 9th - 10th
English and Spanish information about getting a job and the kinds of work permits that are available to immigrants.
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Illinois Institute of Technology

Oyez.org: Oyez Directory

For Students 9th - 10th
The OYEZ Directory offers hyperlinks to Supreme Court cases. Choose the topic you'd like to search under, like "Attorneys," or "Civil rights," for example.
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Other

Consumer Action

For Students 9th - 10th
Consumer Action serves consumers nationwide by advancing consumer rights, referring consumers to complaint-handling agencies through their free hotline, publishing educational materials in Chinese, English, Korean, Spanish, Vietnamese...
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Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Staying Safe Online (K 2)

For Teachers K - 1st
Students understand that they should stay safe online by choosing websites that are good for them to visit, and avoiding sites that are not appropriate for them. They learn about the similarities of staying safe in the real world and...
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Georgetown University

Berkley Center: Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association

For Students 9th - 10th
In Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association, the Supreme Court considered a free exercise challenge to the U.S. Forest Service's construction of a road through an area used by certain American Indian groups for religious...