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Enduring Constitution

Enduring Constitution . Chapter 7 Lesson 28. Agenda. Objectives: Students will be able to identify specifics of the Constitutional amendments and changes to our laws. Students will describe what each amendment states, their opinion of the good and bad aspects of each, and other facts.

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Enduring Constitution

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  1. Enduring Constitution Chapter 7 Lesson 28

  2. Agenda Objectives: Students will be able to identify specifics of the Constitutional amendments and changes to our laws. Students will describe what each amendment states, their opinion of the good and bad aspects of each, and other facts. Essential Question: Is the Constitution the best it could possible be? Standards: Civics 2a, 2b, 4b History 1

  3. Today’s topics End of Slavery Dred Scott Segregation and equality Plessy vs. Furguson Brown vs. Board of Ed Affirmative action

  4. End of Slavery Arguments over slavery + Necessary evil: Southern agriculture needs cheap labor + Provides food, shelter, clothing for slaves - Inhuman way to treat people - our country is based on freedom and equality

  5. Tension between North and South • Argue over the issue • Balance of power in Congress was key • As new States join should they have slaves? North say no, South say yes. • New States would upset the vote balance in Congress • Missouri Compromise was passed, drew a line across the country. Above the line no slaves, below could have slaves.

  6. Dred Scott Case 1857 • A slave who was taken by has owner to a non-slave State (Illinois) • When the owner moved back to Missouri Dred argued that he should be free as he was living in a free state. • The case went to court and they ruled that he was property, as property he had no rights to take a case to court. • Also ruled that owners can take property where ever they want without penalty.

  7. Segregation and equality Segregation- the separation of people by race. Plessy vs. Ferguson • 1896 • Issue of railcar passengers being separate, did it violate equal protection laws? • Court said it was okay so long as facilities were equal. “Seperate but Equal” is okay.

  8. New ruling 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education Topeka. KS. • Black girl had to got to school 21 blocks away, not to the school 1 block away because that was for white kids. • Family argued that it was unequal • Court agreed and Segregation became illegal • New era of “integration”- getting blacks and whites mixing up again.

  9. Affirmative action A government policy to end years of racial and sex discrimination. • Companies and other organizations have to hire minorities and fill % ratios. • Some argue this gets minorities jobs they don’t deserve. Bad for them and companies • Some argue it discriminates against white males.

  10. Classwork Complete • “Earnings gap” page 199 • “Debate issues” exercise on page 204 Homework • Complete the Key terms and critical thinking page 206 Numbers 1 - 7

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