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**Questions to be considered:**
 * what does Freedom really mean?
 * how free can a people actually be?
 * at what point have circumstances required action to protect it?
 * why have some people put themselves in harm's way to attain it?

To gain a sense of how our definition of freedom and the Bill of Rights is connected, each of you will choose a current Constitutional issue and show how it's evolution has redefined American freedoms.

Reference materials
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 * SEARCH: Gale Virtual Reference Library
 * **E-Book:** [|The Bill of Rights]. William Dudley, David L. Hebert, Kristin O'Donnell Tubb, Robert Winters, and Gary Zacharias, eds. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2005. 5 volumes
 * **E-Book:** Constitutional Amendments: From Freedom of Speech to Flag Burning. 2nded. Detroit: UXL, 2008. 3 vols.
 * **E-Book:** Amendment XIV: Citizenship For All. Greenhaven Press, 2009. 170 pp.
 * **E-Book:** Amendment XIV: Equal Protection. Sylvia Engdahl, ed. Greenhaven Press, 2009.
 * **E-book**: Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice . Ed. Joshua Dressler. Vol. 4. 2nd ed. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2002. p1475-1483.
 * **REF 342.73 CON** //The Constitution and its Amendments.// Volumes 1-4. 1999.
 * **REF 347.73 H** //Landmark Supreme Court Cases.// 2004.
 * **REF 342.7308** **WAL** //Civil Liberties in America.// Walker, Sam. 2004.
 * **REF 342.73 B****IL** //The Bill of Rights.// Volumes 1-2. 2002.
 * **REF 342.72 BRE** Freedom of Association. Bresler, R. 2004.
 * **REF 342** //Encyclopedia of the American Constitution.// Volumes 1-4.

Non-Fiction Books
Non-fiction books about this topic are found in various sections of the library. Be sure to do a keyword search using the online catalog (**Destiny**) to find materials under other subject areas.
 * **794.8 V** Video Games. Willis, L. 2010.
 * **E-book:** Gun Control: Restricting Rights or Protecting People?. Sandra M. Alters. 2009ed. //Information Plus Reference Series// Detroit: Gale, 2009. 154 pp.
 * **342.73 S** Supreme Court Decisions and Womens Rights. Cushman.
 * **346.7301 W** Marriage on Trial. Walzer, L.

WHS databases
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 * [|Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center] Find current news articles on your topic. Remember to try coming up with several search strategies for finding information. Try starting broad and then narrowing your terms to limit your results.
 * [|U.S. History in Context] Try searching for "constitution*" and a keyword for your topic.
 * CQ Researcher comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news.
 * Infotrac: Student Editionaccess to a variety of full-text magazines, newspapers, podcasts, and reference books for information on current events, government, history, etc.

Internet sites

 * White House Constitution site
 * Interactive Constitution
 * American Civil Liberties Union
 * The First Amendment
 * The Freedom Forum