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The Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment

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The Fourteenth Amendment was extremely important to civil rights and is a crucial one to remember. The resource teaches about the Supreme Court decisions related to the amendment through writing exercises, reading, and working in small groups to foster learning about the function of the Fourteenth Amendment to American government and society.

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Concepts

the fourteenth amendment, constitutions, the united states constitution, civil rights, the civil rights movement, civil rights leaders, civil war, the reconstruction era, abolitionists, the abolitionist movement

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

Review the abolition movement and the Reconstruction Era to provide learners with the context needed to understand the importance of the Fourteenth Amendment

Classroom Considerations

Requires some materials, including several large sheets of paper, markers, tape, and two handouts
The resource uses a QuickTime video and requires projection technology as well as Internet access

Pros

Supplies a warm-up and homework assignment
Provides ideas for extension activities

Cons

None

Common Core

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