We the students : Supreme Court decisions for and about students

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We the students : Supreme Court decisions for and about students

Jamin B. Raskin

CQ Press, c2003

2nd ed

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-271) and index

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We the Students is designed to help America's young people achieve what the author calls "constitutional literacy." This unique reference engages students by examining Supreme Court cases that directly affect them. The cases involve issues that are of high interest to students, such as drug use, sex and censorship, and freedom of speech and thought. The newly revised second edition of We the Students includes: New Supreme Court cases along with a few noteworthy state and federal cases. More examples and exercises to provide readers with a greater understanding of constitutional law in a way in which they can relate and understand. Expert commentary about protecting students from bullying. New or expanded coverage of affirmative action; drug testing; discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation, or citizenship; student disabilities; and religion in school. We the Students is designed for students and teachers in regular and AP social studies, history, journalism, constitutional law, and government classes. The educational emphasis in We the Students is on constitutional knowledge, critical thinking, persuasive argument, and values clarification. Students will learn the answers to questions such as: Why does the Court decide a case one way rather than the other? Why does law change over time and what makes it change? We the Students includes a bibliography at the end of each chapter and suggestions for further reading.

Table of Contents

  • Foreword by Mary Beth Tinker (of Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 1969)
  • Chapter 1: The Constitution and the Courts of the United States
  • Chapter 2: The Heart and Soul of the Constitution: Freedom of Expression
  • Chapter 3: All the News the School Sees Fit to Print: Freedom of the Student Press
  • Chapter 4: One Nation, Under the Constitution: Public Schools and the Religion Classes
  • Chapter 5: The Fourth Amendment: Searches of Students and Their Belongings
  • Chapter 6: Discipline and Punishment: Due Process and the Eighth Amendment
  • Chapter 7: Equal Protection: The Struggle for Integrated Schools and Cases About Drawing Lines by Race, Wealth, Gender
  • Citizenship and Sexual Orientation
  • Chapter 8: Harassment in the Halls: Sexual Harassment and Bullying on Campus
  • Chapter 9: The Health Of The Student Body: Disability, Privacy, Pregnancy, and Sexuality
  • Appendix: Supreme Court Confirmation Exercise: You Be the Judge! Constitution of the United States
  • Glossary
  • Index

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