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CMS Declaration of Independence: Constitution and Bill of Rights

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"Bill of Rights." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 14 Sep. 2022. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/bill-of-rights/273212. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.

 

"Bill of Rights." PebbleGo, Capstone, 3 Jan. 2025, https://pgnplayer.pebblego.com/articles/8807

 

Sherman, Jill. Constitutional Rights, Core Library, 2017. American Citizenship. Gale eBooks, link.gale.com/apps/pub/7396/GVRL?u=pl2024&sid=bookmark-GVRL. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.

 

Taylor-Butler, Christine. The Bill of Rights. Children's Press, 2008. https://sdm-tfx.digital.scholastic.com/p/node-33060/01001869?authCtx=U.600090815

 

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Research Tip- Quickly preview headings to find historical examples, current examples, and court cases. 

Supreme Court Cases and Laws

How have specific landmark cases interpreted this amendment?

Bill of Rights Institute

Search for Supreme Court Cases by amendment/right.

QUICK START LIST OF LANDMARK CASES

Search the case in Google and click on the Oyez site.

Current Events

Look for topics that are linked to Bill of Rights amendments, then use evidence for a specific article.

QUICK START LIST OF CURRENT CONSTITUTIONAL TOPICS FROM SIRS

         

Social Movements and Leaders

How have people used speech, writing, and protest to petition for change? (May include civil rights, women/gender, LGBTQ+, disabilities, workers' rights, etc.)

Research tip: Seach protest or movement

Examples: civil rights protests, workers' rights protests OR civil rights movement, women's rights movement

Note: Make sure the protest occurred in the United States.