Joyful Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 I'm behind on planning DS's electives for this year. One of my thoughts is to put together a 1/2 credit Constitutional Law elective. I have on hand a textbook called Foundation for Freedom: A Study of the US Constitution published by Christian Liberty Press. I think it covers more of the history behind the document and seems a bit on the dry side from what I've skimmed. Also, it comes from a conservative slant. So I need help with another 1 or 2 resources to make this course a bit more interesting, and to provide other angles of viewing the Constitution. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 The people who do Radiolab have a podcast about Supreme Court decisions called More Perfect. There's also one called Constitutional with one episode about each amendment (I haven't listened to that one at all yet; she did one about presidents before which was....okay). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 (edited) There's a you decide type workbook from CTC about constitutional court cases... https://www.criticalthinking.com/you-decide.html It says grades 6-12, but I have it and I'd say it's more toward the high school end - just because you have to read excerpts from actual cases. It's not simplistic, basically. Paired with good books, it could be a good option. ETA: Since your other resource is from CLP, I'll add that CTC is secular, but this was pretty middle of the road basic. They're not an agenda pushing company. Just standard textbook stuff. Edited August 20, 2018 by Farrar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 I would suggest that you check out iCivics.org. They have a number of (free) resources on the Constitution. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyful Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Thanks for the suggestions! I'll go and check them out. Also, I saw that the Constitution Center also has some video resources. https://constitutioncenter.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Ol Me Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Videos by Michael Farris called Constitutional Literacy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakersDozen Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 On 8/20/2018 at 11:52 AM, JoJosMom said: I would suggest that you check out iCivics.org. They have a number of (free) resources on the Constitution. I used this last semester with my Government class. It really is quite good and the fact that it is free is a bonus. I supplemented with a lot of movies, Crash Course videos, and a textbook as the lessons are very light. My students enjoyed the simulations a lot. Those who took the CLEP for their final exam scored high 70s so I was very pleased with that. If you go that route and want the syllabus I put together let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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