Constitutional Workshop

Civil and Economic Liberty: Supreme Court DBQs

Salt Lake City, UT
January 29, 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 Utah state standards.

Program Details:

• Program Location: University of Utah Conference Center, 110 South Fort Douglas Boulevard,
  Salt Lake City, UT 84113 – Number 801 on this map. Room: Douglas Ballroom
• Parking available free of charge in the adjacent lot
• The workshop begins at 7:30 A.M. with registration and breakfast, and concludes at 2:30 P.M.
• A complete agenda for the day is located 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.