The 1st Amendment: Rights & Responsibilities as a Protestor (Ages 15-18)
Learn the Constitutional rights of protestors and law enforcement in this one-time class on the 1st amendment.
Erica Gardner (Army, Masters in Law)
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(87)
What's included
1 live meeting
45 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
The 1st Amendment gives us the right to 'assemble', but what does that really mean? In this brief, one-time class, students will get a thorough and ever-important lesson on the 1st amendment, what it says, laws related to it, and how to use it properly to protest or demonstrate. Students will learn what protestors legal rights are, as well as the legal rights of law enforcement during a protest. The purpose is to help students understand everyone's legal rights during a protest or demonstration. Throughout class, we will use PowerPoint slides, take live polls, Q&A's, and more to demonstrate understanding of the material and get students engaged and thinking! No prior knowledge is necessary to take this course.
Learning Goals
Students will gain a clear understanding of the basic legal rights and responsibilities for everyone under the 1st amendment. Class will be taught from a Constitutional, legal, and factual perspective.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Class will focus on the topic of everyone's legal rights during a protest, march, demonstration, etc. Examples of protests throughout history will be briefly mentioned but the class will not discuss details, nor will the class be involved in controversial debates or discussions. This course is a fact-based presentation of the legal rights of everyone involved in a protest. Multiple sources will be used.
Supply List
Instructions and a one-time code will be provided before class to enter and use Nearpod. This is a FREE and easy resource to make class more fun and engaging.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
U.S. Constitution
Cornell Law
ACLU.org
Human Rights Watch
Joined May, 2021
5.0
87reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Degrees
Master's Degree from Kaplan University
Bachelor's Degree from Kaplan University
I hold both bachelors and masters degrees in Legal Studies and have spent 20+ years studying and working in the criminal justice and legal fields with attorney's, judges, and victim's rights advocates. I'm also a veteran homeschool mom with experience teaching high level civics topics to middle and high school students. Please feel free to review my profile for more details, or message me with questions! Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$8
per classMeets once
45 min
Completed by 5 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 15-18
2-8 learners per class
