Professional Development Day 🟢

Clintondale High School is closed today for students, while teachers are engaging in professional development. Classes will resume at 7:35 A.M. on Monday, April 28, 2025.
 

Second and Fourth Amendments: The Balance Between Freedom and Security ⚖️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the extent to which states are limited by the due process clause from infringing upon individual rights
• Explain how the Supreme Court has attempted to balance claims of individual freedoms with laws and enforcement procedures that promote public order and safety

⏰ What We Did

• Responded to a guided reading while examining common interpretations of the Second and Fourth amendments

⚙️ Resources

• Social Order and Civil Liberties: Examining the Second and Fourth Amendments (Day 3)
• Second Amendment (Text)
• Second Amendment (Common Interpretation)
• Fourth Amendment (Text)
• Fourth Amendment (Common Interpretation)

Second and Fourth Amendments: The Balance Between Freedom and Security ⚖️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the extent to which states are limited by the due process clause from infringing upon individual rights
• Explain how the Supreme Court has attempted to balance claims of individual freedoms with laws and enforcement procedures that promote public order and safety

⏰ What We Did

• Examined and interpreted political cartoons on the interactions of the Second and Fourth amendments

⚙️ Resources

• Social Order and Civil Liberties: Examining the Second and Fourth Amendments (Day 2)
• Editorial Cartoons

Second and Fourth Amendments: The Balance Between Freedom and Security ⚖️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the extent to which states are limited by the due process clause from infringing upon individual rights
• Explain how the Supreme Court has attempted to balance claims of individual freedoms with laws and enforcement procedures that promote public order and safety

⏰ What We Did

• Examine how technology and the Fourth Amendment are related, preview the Essential Questions of Topic 3.6, and both listen and respond to a scenario regarding the Second and/or Fourth Amendments

⚙️ Resources

• Social Order and Civil Liberties: Examining the Second and Fourth Amendments (Day 1)

2025-2026 Scheduling and Xello ℹ️

Juniors were called down to schedule classes for next year and complete Xello career readiness.

Good Friday — No School ✝️

Clintondale High School is closed for Good Friday. Classes will resume on Monday, April 21, 2025, at 7:35 A.M.

MME Testing — M-STEP 💯

The M-STEP portion of the MME was administered during today's class

Amendments: Due Process and the Rights of the Accused 🚔Gideon v. Wainwright 🏛

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the extent to which states are limited by the due process clause from infringing open individual rights
• Explain how the Supreme Court has attempted to balance claims of individual freedom with laws and enforcement procedures that promote public order and safety

⏰ What We Did

• Took notes on the states' power to restrict rights, the public safety exception to Miranda, the rights of the accused, and the Supreme Court upholding right of all defendants to have legal counsel represent them
• Add Gideon to the Supreme Court graphic organizer

⚙️ Resources

• 3.5 Amendments: Due Process and the Rights of the Accused, Gideon v. Wainwright
• Gideon v. Wainwright Case Summary

Second Amendment: Right to Bear Arms 📜Selective Incorporation ⚖️McDonald v. Chicago 🔫

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the extent to which the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the First and Second Amendments reflects a commitment to individual liberty
• Explain the implications of the doctrine of selective incorporation

⏰ What We Did

• Take notes on the Second Amendment and student-led interpretations of the amendment, what selective incorporation is, and how McDonald v. Chicago — as well as District of Columbia v. Heller — used selective incorporation to extend the right to bear arms to the states
• Add McDonald to the Supreme Court graphic organizer

⚙️ Resources

• 3.4 Second Amendment: Right to Bear Arms, District of Columbia v. Heller, Selective Incorporation, McDonald v. Chicago
• McDonald v. City of Chicago Case Summary

First Amendment: Freedom of the Press 📰New York Times v. United States (1971) 🗞

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the extent to which the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the First and Second Amendments reflects a commitment to individual liberty

⏰ What We Did

• Took notes on the concept of prior restraint and the Supreme Court case that bolstered the Freedom of the Press against prior restraint
• Added New York Times to the Supreme Court graphic organizer

⚙️ Resources

• 3.3 First Amendment: Freedom of the Press, New York Times v. United States
• New York Times v. United States Case Summary

Kahoot! Review 📱

⏰ What We Did

• Reviewed 3.1 and 3.2, as well as previewed 3.3, by playing a Kahoot!

MME Testing — ACT WorkKeys 💯

The ACT WorkKeys portion of the MME was administered during today's class

First Amendment: Freedom of Speech 💬Tinker v. Des Moines Schools (1969) 🏫Schenck v. United States (1919) ⚠️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the extent to which the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the First and Second Amendments reflects a commitment to individual liberty

⏰ What We Did

• Took notes on protected and unprotected speech under the First Amendment and discussed the facts leading up to Tinker v. Des Moines Schools (1969) and Schenck v. United States (1919)
• Added Tinker and Schenck to the Supreme Court graphic organizer

⚙️ Resources

• 3.2 First Amendment: Freedom of Speech, Tinker v. Des Moines, Schenck v. United States
• Tinker v. Des Moines Schools Case Summary
• Schenck v. United States Case Summary

MME Testing — SAT 💯

The SAT portion of the MME was administered during today's class

Catch-Up Day 🥫

⏰ What We Did

• With Q3 ending on F 11 April 2025, used today's class to catch up on any previous missing work

First Amendment: Freedom of Religion ⛪️Engel v. Vitale (1962) 🙏🏼Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) 🏫

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how the Constitution protects individual liberties and rights
• Describe the rights protected in the Bill of Rights

⏰ What We Did

• Examined the First Amendment's Establishment and Free Exercise clauses
• Discussed the facts leading up to Engel v. Vitale (1962) and Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972), regarding disputes focused on both clauses
• Added Engel and Yoder to the Supreme Court graphic organizer

⚙️ Resources

• Engel v. Vitale Case Summary
• Wisconsin v. Yoder Case Summary

Intro to Civil Liberties 📜

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how the Constitution protects individual liberties and rights
• Describe the rights protected in the Bill of Rights

⏰ What We Did

• Examine a brief overview of Unit 3
• Take notes on the Bill of Rights, including each specific amendment, the definition of civil liberties, and how the Bill of Rights is interpreted

⚙️ Resources

• 3.1 Intro to Civil Liberties, First Amendment: Freedom of Religion, Engel v. Vitale, Wisconsin v. Yoder

Unit 2 Personal Progress Check: MCQs ⚫️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Assess comprehension of Unit 2: Interactions Among Branches of Government

⏰ What We Did

• Complete a 28-question MCQ covering Unit 2

Unit 2 Big Ideas Review ♻️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Review concepts of Unit 2, Interactions Among Branches of Government

⏰ What We Did

• Reviewed the Big Ideas of Unit 2 in preparation for tomorrow's MCQ portion of the Personal Progress Check