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Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier: Student Journalists Sue Their School

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Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier: Student Journalists Sue Their School

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https://www.readworks.org/article/Hazelwood-v-Kuhlmeier-Student-Journalists-Sue-their-School/5d3a518a-b418-44e6-8874-af7e20e0dc28#!articleTab:content/questionsetsSection:25361/

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Overview:

The rights protected by the First Amendment are important. However, there are limits to these rights. Who decides these limits? The Supreme Court does. The Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. It makes decisions about what is or is not allowed, based on the Constitution. Sometimes, the Court’s decisions create limits on certain rights. In 1983, a group of high school students tested these limits. They thought their school principal had denied their right to freedom of expression.

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Content Standard(s):

Social Studies
SS2010 (2010)
Grade: 5
United States Studies: Beginnings to the Industrial Revolution

9 ) Explain how inadequacies of the Articles of Confederation led to the creation and eventual ratification of the Constitution of the United States.

• Describing major ideas, concepts, and limitations of the Constitution of the United States, including duties and powers of the three branches of government

• Identifying factions in favor of and opposed to ratification of the Constitution of the United States

Example: Federalist and Anti-Federalist factions

• Identifying main principles in the Bill of Rights

• Analyzing the election of George Washington as President of the United States for its impact on the role of president in a republic

Unpacked Content

Strand: History, Civics and Government

Course Title: United States Studies: Beginnings to the Industrial Revolution

Evidence Of Student Attainment:

Students:

Describe and analyze the role of the Articles of Confederation and influential groups and individuals on the development of the United States Constitution.
Identify the main principles of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and analyze events such as the election of George Washington as President for their impact on the development of the republic.

Teacher Vocabulary:

inadequacies
Article of Confederation
ratification
limitations
factions
Federalist
Anti-Federalist
republic
powers
principles

Knowledge:

Students know:

Inadequacies of the Articles of Confederation and the impact these had on the creation of the Constitution of the United States.
The duties and powers of the three branches of government.
The supporters and oppositions of the constitution.
The main principles of the bill of rights.
The impact of George Washington as president in a republic.

Skills:

Students are able to:

Analyze and describe the impact of government documents.
Describe and provide examples of major ideas, concepts, and limitations of the Constitution including the duties and powers of the three branches of government.
Compare and contrast the positions of various groups involved in historic events, such as the writing of the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Analyze primary source documents.

Understanding:

Students understand that:

The Articles of Confederation and influential groups and individuals played a role in the development of the United States Constitution.

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards

AAS Standard:
SS.AAS.5.9- Define constitution as a plan of government; identify the three branches of government; identify the major freedoms of the Bill of Rights, including speech, religion, press, right to bear arms, and assembly.
SS.AAS.5.9a- Recognize George Washington as the first president of the United States.

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Bill of Rights, Constitution of the United States, Supreme Court, The First Amendment

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Ginger Boyd

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Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier: Student Journalists Sue Their School