Social Studies HS Guide

STANDARDS Students will use historic and modern case studies, including Supreme Court cases, amendment initiatives, and legislation to trace the application of civil liberties, civil rights, and responsibilities spelled out in the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and other amendments. CONCEPTS (Nouns) SKILLS (Verbs) LANGUAGE SUPPORTS ● Case studies

● Use ● Trace

● Explain ● Best Practices for MLs in Secondary Content Area Classes

● Supreme Court cases ● Amendment initiatives ● Legislation ● Civil liberties ● Civil rights ● Responsibilities

● Constitution ● Bill of Rights ● Amendments

LEARNING PROGRESSIONS

● Identify the defnition and distinctions between civil liberties, civil rights, and responsibilities spelled out in the Constitution. ● Use historic and modern case studies, including Supreme Court cases, amendment initiatives, and legislation to trace the application of civil liberties, civil rights, and responsibilities spelled

out in the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and other amendments. ○ Historic and modern case studies may include the following: ■ Supreme Court cases:

● Brown v. Board of Education (1954) and Loving v. Virginia (1967) ● Engel v. Vitale (1962) and Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971) ● Schenck v. United States (1919) and Brandenburg v. Ohio

■ Amendment initiatives: ● ERA over time ■ Legislation:

● Voting Rights Act of 1965 and its amendments ● Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and its amendments.

VOCABULARY

● Supreme Court cases ● Amendment initiatives ● Legislation ● Civil liberties ● Civil rights ● Responsibilities ● Constitution