Classroom

Examine how a weak system of checks and balances affects how Americans view democracy

Learn about the Justice Dept.'s civil rights investigation into the shooting death of Alex Pretti

Examine how different groups including lawmakers and the public have reacted to the shooting

"We won’t have all the answers, but we’ll ask the right questions and find out where to look to answer them." — David Cutler, teacher

Hear from two Constitutional scholars on interpretations of the document and competing judicial philosophies

In this lesson, students take a historic "literacy test" to understand voter suppression

Badar Khan Suri was held for nearly two months in a detention facility in Texas.

"Our founders put into our Constitution a prohibition on government officials, including the president, accepting payments, gifts from foreign governments," according to Kathleen Clark, law professor

Discuss the meaning of due process as a constitutional right for all people

How will the Court interpret the First Amendment to come to their decision