Camp Constitution - Articles, Amendments, and US Constitutional Law
Nelson Vargas, J.D. Professor
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A 4-day interactive camp on US Constitutional law and history.
Class experience
US Grade 2 - 5
How does the US Constitution apply to you in your daily life - take this class to find out. In this 4-Part Social Studies, Civics, Law course we look at each part of the United States Constitution and how it has been applied. The first part of the course discusses the first 10 amendments of the US Constitution or the Bill of Rights. The second half discusses the rights provided by the Constitutional Amendments. The class looks at specific examples of actual cases and how the amendments...
Students will learn how the Amendments have been applied in the real world.
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I am a judge, former federal prosecutor, policy counsel, and college and law school professor. My bachelor's degree is from the State University of New York at Albany in Political Science and History, with a minor in Economics. I also earned a...
Group Class
$95
for 4 classes4x per week, 1 week
55 min
Completed by 33 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-12
3-5 learners per class
