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 ENC Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendements
Ref 342.73 BraSupreme Court Drama
Ref 300 CQ CQ Researcher
342.73 Dav Famous Supreme Court Cases

Digital Learning Commons http://digitallearning.k12.wa.us/

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

Bibiography Resouces

Citation Machine: http://www.citationmachine.net/

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

• Pro vs Con
• Library of Congress-American Memory Project
• Bill of Rights Institute
• Legal Information Institute-Cornell
• Find Law
• U.S. Department of Justice
• Find Law-Supreme Court Decisions
• First Law Crawler-Search Law Sites
• Historic Supreme Court Cases by Topic
• Constitutional Center:Interactive Constitution
• Washington State RCWs-Revised Code of Washington
• Constitutional Issues-CBA Sites
• National Archives-CBA Constitutional Issues
• Public Agenda Issues
• Public Policy issues-Vanderbilt University