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Research Pathway for Civics CBA: Constitutional Issues

Research Pathway for Civics CBA:Constitutional Issues

BREMERTON HIGH SCHOOL

BREMERTON, WA 98337

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BHS Research Pathway for Classroom-Based Assessment for Civics: Constitutional Issues

For this classroom-based assessment: In a cohesive paper, you will 1. State a position on the issue that considers the interaction between individual rights and the common good AND includes an analysis of how to advocate for your position. 2. Provide reasons for your position that include: a) an analysis of how the Constitution promotes one specific ideal or principle logically connected to your position on the issue. b) An evaluation of how the Constitution was upheld by a court case OR a government policy related to your position on the issue. c) A fair interpretation of a position on the issue that contrasts with your own. 3. Make explicit references within the paper or presenttion to three or more credible sources tht provide relevant information AND cite sources within the paper, presentation, or bibliography.

Here are some resources both print and electronic from the BHS Library that may help you with this assignment:

Ref 342.73 Pen Constitutional Amendments
Ref 342.73 Vil Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendements
Ref 342.73 Bra Supreme Court Drama
Ref 300 CQ CQ Researcher
342.73 Dav Famous Supreme Court Cases

Digital Learning Commons http://www.learningcommons.org/

Destiny Catalog http://wlsdestiny.org/common/welcome.jsp?context=bremerton

Bibiography Resouces

Citation Machine: http://citationmachine.net/

How to make an annotated bibliography
http://history1900s.about.com/od/people/a/annotatedbib.htm

OSLIS Citation Maker

http://www.oslis.org/MLACitations/secondary/index.php

Annotated Bibliographies
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/annotated_bibliographies

Primary Sources

http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/primary.html

Primary Source Learning

http://www.primarysourcelearning.org

Thesis builder http://www.ozline.com/electraguide/thesis.html

Thesis Generator http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/thesis.html

See below for other useful links for this project:

Federal Government Resources: Laws and Regulations http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/federal.html

U.S. Government Information
http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/usconstitution/US_Constitution_and_Bill_of_Rights.htm

U.S. Constitution On line http://www.usconstitution.net/constam.html

Supreme Court Cases by Topic http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/topiclist.html

Historic Supreme Court Cases by Topic

http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/cases/topic.htm

Constitution Society http://www.constitution.org/

Interactive Constitution http://www.constitutioncenter.org/constitution/

U. S Constitution on Line http://www.usconstitution.net/constam.html

Legal Research On Line http://www.kent.k12.wa.us//KSD/KR/LIBRARY/LEGAL/index.html

Exploring Constitutional Law
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/home.html

Avalon Project: Yale UniversityDocuments in Law, History, & Diplomacy

http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm

Washington State Legislature http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature/

Pathfinder for Constitutional Issues-Links for many amendments
http://www.be.wednet.edu/OurSchools/Hs/library/constitutional_issues_cba_sites.htm

Constitutional Issues CBA http://pio.wsd.wednet.edu/library/Const.PF/constpf.html

WLMA CBA Resources http://wlma.org/storage/cbas/teaching.html

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