Another link to help you study for the Constitution test for tomorrow is Constitution Facts.

Make sure:
-to complete all finishing touches on your Constitution Nexus including checking for P.O.G.s and spelling.
-to ground your Reflection/ Essay with at least 3 references to the text of the Constitution itself.
-to include historical and/or contemporary "connections."
-to demonstrate that your Constitution Nexus reflects the very best work that you can do.

I look forward to reading all of them.

Do you know who are
-the two U.S. Senators from Illinois: Dick Durbin and Barack Obama
-the nine Supreme Court Justices:
Chief Justice John Roberts
Ruth Bader Ginzburg
Clarence Thomas
John Paul Stevens
Samuel Alito
Antonin Scalia
David Souter
Anthony Kennedy
Stephen Breyer

Add to your Constitution Word bank:

Warrant
Probable Cause
Indictment
Eminent Domain
Double Jeopardy
Self-incrimination
Miranda Rights
Federalism
States Rights
Nationalism

Understand the following Amendments:
I, II, IV, V, VIII, IX, X, XIII, XIV, XV, XVIII(XXI), XIX, XXVI

Add the following words to your Constitution Word Bank:

Lemon Test
Bill of Rights
Five Freedoms
Establishment Clause
Free Exercise Clause
Free Speech
--Pure Speech
--Speech Plus
--Symbolic Speech
Limits:
--Obscenity
--Defamation
----Slander
----Libel
--Fighting Words
--Hate Speech
--Speech that incites illegal action

All the required articles and amendments should be completed in your Constitution Nexus. Now work on making connections. Look for historical and contemporary events that relate to constitutional issues. (Remember the many connections we have made in class.)

Begin to work on your reflection essay. Click on Possible Reflections for some ideas.

James Madison

Add the following to your Constitution Word Bank:

Extradition
Fugitive Slave Law
Republican
Amendment
Federalism
Supremacy Clause