1. The United States Land of the Free?

2. What Are Some Rights You Enjoy As Americans? Get into groups of 4 and discuss some rights you have as Americans. Get into groups of 4 and discuss some rights you have as Americans. Also think about how do you know you have these rights. Also think about how do you know you have these rights. Be prepared to share and discuss with the rest of the class. Be prepared to share and discuss with the rest of the class.

3. Things To Consider First Amendment: Freedom of speech, press, assemble, religion, and petitioning for government redress of grievances First Amendment: Freedom of speech, press, assemble, religion, and petitioning for government redress of grievances Fourteenth Amendment: All person’s born or naturalized in the United States are American citizens. Fourteenth Amendment: All person’s born or naturalized in the United States are American citizens.

4. The Fact Even those these are laws enforced in our country, they are still being challenged today Even those these are laws enforced in our country, they are still being challenged today What are some issues that you know of today that involve American rights? What are some issues that you know of today that involve American rights?

5. Think About This KKK deprives people of their civil rights, but they have the right to free speech and assemble. Is that fair? KKK deprives people of their civil rights, but they have the right to free speech and assemble. Is that fair?

6. Illegal Immigration If illegal immigrants come into our country and have children, should those children be considered illegal? If illegal immigrants come into our country and have children, should those children be considered illegal?

7. Religious Freedom Does a Christian church have the right to burn the Muslim Koran? Does a Christian church have the right to burn the Muslim Koran? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBG_HuMI MDw&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBG_HuMI MDw&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBG_HuMI MDw&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBG_HuMI MDw&feature=related

8. Let It Sink In There are no right or wrong answers. There are no right or wrong answers. Problems like these have been around since the start of our country. Problems like these have been around since the start of our country. These problems will probably be around forever. These problems will probably be around forever. You can make a difference as an American You can make a difference as an American

9. What Has Been Done? NAACP: Fights to maintain civil rights and eliminate racial hatred. NAACP: Fights to maintain civil rights and eliminate racial hatred. Martin Luther King Jr.: Advanced civil rights movement in the U.S. and around the world. Martin Luther King Jr.: Advanced civil rights movement in the U.S. and around the world. Brown vs. Board of Education: Made segregation of public schools illegal. Brown vs. Board of Education: Made segregation of public schools illegal.

10. Project Pick a civil rights leader or group and do research on them Pick a civil rights leader or group and do research on them Find out what they fought for and how it was done Find out what they fought for and how it was done Create a power point presentation, or display board showing your findings. Create a power point presentation, or display board showing your findings.