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The Due Process clause in Amendment 5 and 14 play a significant role in our history. Civil Rights were regularly denied for 100 years based on the idea that it’s unlawful to “…deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law…”

And yet, we built the idea of oppression into our society — our word and our world did not match.

Watch this video on how people were denied rights because of “due process.” Take notes.

Watch this video with your pocket Constitution and jot down notes in the margins (annotate)

Amendments 11-27 from Heidi Wilbrandt on Vimeo.

Watch the video on the Bill of Right and be sure to take notes.

Bill of Rights from Heidi Wilbrandt on Vimeo.

How are we allowed to express ourselves in a way that we are not endangering the common good? Watch the video below (or HERE) and take notes to find out what the first amendment is all about.

Should we ratify the Constitution or not??? Who is going to win the debate?!?!? Watch the video to find out. (Spoiler: we have a Constitution…)

Just to make sure you understand how the Electoral College works, check out this VIDEO.

Watch the video on the powers of the Supreme Court. Take notes as you watch. (Note: there are some pretty tough concepts in this video. Challenge yourself to understand everything, even if it means watching and rewatching certain part. If you have questions, write them down in your notes and ask during class)

Watch the video on the Executive Branch, detailing the information found in Article II.

The complicated process of how a bill becomes a law is good — it should be hard for new laws to be passed, especially at the national level.

Check out the links to images and sites that detail the bill to law process:

• Super cool bill to law infographic
• Basic, easy to understand diagram
• Nice flowchart 
• Simple written explanation
• More detailed explanation of the process