Rule of Law and the Death Penalty

Students will work together to analyze key points of different Supreme Court cases and apply their analysis to evaluate to what extent the Constitution merits capital punishment.

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Standards

C3

Grades

11, 12

Subjects

Federal Government, State/Local Government, Judicial Branch/Supreme Court, Rights and Responsibilities, Foundations of Democracy, Legislative Branch/Congress, Citizenship

Issues

Civility, Ethics

Resource Types

Modules (Teaching Unit), Lesson Plans

Teaching Strategies

Analysis, Small Group, Writing, Lecture

Constitution Articles

Article I, Article II, Article III, Fifth Amendment, Eighth Amendment, 14th Amendment