Constitutional Workshop

Civil and Economic Liberty: Supreme Court DBQs

Mesa, AZ
January 31, 2013

Looking for classroom-ready tools to teach your students about the Founding principles of Natural Rights, Rule of Law, and Private Property?  Join the Bill of Rights Institute for a free one-day workshop which will provide you with easy-to-implement resources to bring the concepts of civil and economic liberty alive.

This workshop is for U.S. History, Government, Civics and Social Studies teachers and will help meet numerous Arizona state standards.

Program Details:

  • Program Location: Mesa Public Schools Student Services Center, 1025 N. Country Club Drive in Mesa AZ.  Our workshop will be in the Sedona Room, #334. A map of the location can be found here
  • Free parking is available in the Center parking lot.
  • The seminar begins at 7:30 A.M. with registration and breakfast, and concludes at 2:30 P.M.
  • A complete agenda can be found here

Participants will:

  • Analyze how the Supreme Court has interpreted the Constitution’s protections of civil and and economic liberty.
  • Discuss Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010), Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States (1935), and Korematsu v. United States (1944).
  • Receive a FREE download of our brand new online resources exploring the connection between civil and economic liberty.
  • Explore resources to conduct document-based questions on Supreme Court cases.
  • Discuss primary source documents and historically-based, expert methods to address these topics.
  • Receive a complimentary breakfast and lunch.
  • Receive a Professional Development certificate for 6 seat hours.

This Bill of Rights Institute Constitutional Workshop will help teachers address one or more of the Common Core Standards shown here.

For questions, please contact Laura Vlk at: events@BillofRightsInstitute.org or at 703-894-1776.