This site is dedicated to helping you understand the meaning of Article V of the Constitution, concerning the process of amending the Constitution. Included are references to court cases, case studies, and thought-provoking questions.
Primary source of the Supreme Court case Baker V.Carr.
Test your knowledge of the Bill of Rights by playing the Bill of Rights golf game. As you correctly answer questions, you may fall into a trap, bogey, par, or get a hole in one! A scorecard and answers are provided. Also, included is a link to the history of the Bill of Rights.
Read a summary of the debate in Congressional hearings about women's suffrage from 1869-1893. It's interesting to see the arguments against the enfranchisement of women along side the reasons for giving women the vote.
Are you a law school drop out or a Supreme Court justice? Take this trivia quiz over the Constitution and find out! Self-correcting and answers are provided.
Information about Connecticut's delegates to the Constitutional Convention. Includes information on Oliver Ellsworth, a key supporter of the Great Compromise, as well as William Samuel Johnson and Roger Sherman.
Although the Constitution is the supreme law of the land, its interpretation is open to many opinions, causing great controversies. Students can read the Constitution as well as the many issues that surround the document. If that proves to be a bit dry, play Constitutional Trivia or Bill of Rights Golf. There are links to Supreme Court cases that include study questions and even a "Supreme Court Humor Page."
This site contains in-depth information about the Griswold vs. Connecticut case, concerning the right to use contraception, and its impact.
Chief Justice Burger's majority opinion in the case of MARSH vs. CHAMBERS, 463 U.S. 783 (1983). The case dealt with whether an opening prayer in the Nebraska Legislature violated the First Amendment.
This page is a copy of the actual case of Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Robert P. Casey, 1992.
Explore the constitutional conflict regarding the question of whether the first amendment limits the government's ability to regulate fighting words or hateful speech? This source contains background information and links to historical court cases that revolved around this issue. Also included are critical thinking/discussion questions.
This site looks at the law and history of Supreme Court decisions concerning in the Roe v Wade decision of 1973, Casey v Planned Parenthood and, most recently, Gonzales v Carhart in 2007.
Among other issues considered, Hot Constitutional Issues probes into the constitutionality of giving Washington, D.C. a vote in the House of Representatives, raised in 2009.
When do the actions of one branch of the federal government unconstitutionally intrude upon the powers of another branch? This article surveys the history of this question in historic Supreme Court cases.
Modern first amendment law was formed by cases during the WWI era. Were dissent and subversive activity protected by freedom of speech? Examine five cases that answered this constitutional question. Included are the full opinions of the court and critical thinking questions.
One word can sum up the Constitutional Convention of 1787 - compromise. Find out which compromises were made and by which groups of people and/or states. This expansive site includes background on the convention, primary source documents, links for further research, and critical thinking questions for class discussion.
Read about the privileges and powers exercised by Congress from a constitutional law perspective. Includes examples of many cases which have tested the limits of Congressional power in the history of the United States. Many links to relevant information are included throughout the site.
Important cases from Aguilar v. Felton to Everson v. Board of Education are reviewed. Discussion questions are included on this site.
War and treaty powers are given to both the President and Congress. How have these powers in the Constitution been interpreted? Here's an easy-to-understand guide along with examples of various cases, Articles I and II, and questions at the end.
Presents a history in the form of a timeline of the persecution of witches prior to the Salem witch trials.