Posts for February
12, 2016
These are the posts
that are accumulated in our newsletter which goes out every 4-6 days during the
school year. The posts are organized by the major units in our Con Law (5th ed.) student textbook.
Civics Quiz [ABA,
2/11/16]: The stated goal is “to be the nation’s
leading practice test resource for the U.S. Citizenship Exam and for students
interested in learning more about U.S. civics or practicing for an upcoming
civics test. Anyone interested in civics trivia will be a fan of
CivicsQuiz.com.”
YLI Holds Super
Student Primary Mock Election [ABA, 2/11/16]: The
Youth Leadership Initiative will run a modified primary mock election from
February 22-29, 2016 with results posting on March 1. The online voting
activity will coincide with the Super Tuesday primaries and give students an
opportunity to weigh in on the presidential hopefuls.
Online Resource
Portal for Teachers [ABA, 2/11/16]: Lesson plans, programs, etc., in this
collection from the ABA.
I. Introduction to Law,
the Constitution, and the Supreme Court [See TOPICS 1-10 in the
5th edition of Constitutional Law] Here are some
recent articles that are relevant to this unit:
II. Defining the Political
System: Federalism and Checks and Balances
[See TOPICS 11-15 in the 5th
edition of Constitutional Law] Here are recent articles that are
relevant to this unit:
The American Presidency [TOPIC 15]
Obama in California: 'Strange things' happen when voters
are scared [2/11/16]: President Barack Obama said Thursday that “strange
things” can happen in politics when voters are scared and that the angst people
are feeling across the country is finding voice in both the Republican and
Democratic parties.
III. The Political System: Voting and Campaigns
[See TOPICS 16-20 in the 5th edition of Constitutional Law] Here are some recent articles that are
relevant to this unit:
Analysis: When will Trump have to explain his plan? [SF
Chron, 2/11/16]: However, as he often has during his six-month campaign, Trump
neglected to explain one thing during that speech: How he’s going to do it. So
far no one — not his opponents and not the media — has pressed him very hard on
the details of how he’ll “make America great again.”
AP Fact check: Clinton, Sanders on health care, donors [AP,
2/11/16]: In their latest debate,
Hillary Clinton glossed over the big-money donors juicing her White House
ambitions while Bernie Sanders offered disputed numbers behind his plan for a
government-financed health system.
IV. Criminal Law and Procedure (4th,
5th, 6th, and 8th amendments) [See TOPICS 21-28 in the 5th edition of Constitutional Law] Here are some recent
articles that are relevant to this unit
V. 1st
Amendment (Speech, Religion, Press and Assembly)
[See TOPICS 29-33 in the 5th edition of Constitutional Law] Here are some recent articles that
are relevant to this unit:
Say it loud! The potential value of vulgarity!
[Newseum, 2/12/16]: We don’t have to like it
when candidates and surrogates veer into profanity and vulgarity and speak
“without moderation.” But such free expression can be useful in taking measure
not just the spoken words but of the speakers behind them.
VI. 14th
Amendment, Discrimination, Privacy, Working, Citizenship & Immigration [See TOPICS 34-41 in the 5th edition of Constitutional
Law] Here are some recent articles
that are relevant to this unit:
Kansas Supreme Court
Distinguishes Itself by Once Again Declaring the State's Funding System
Unconstitutional [EdLawProfs Blog, 2/12/16]: Yesterday, the Kansas Supreme Court in Gannon v. Kansas once again
struck down the state's school funding practices.
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