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    • Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy >
      • 1.1 (Ideals of Democracy)
      • 1.2 (Types of Democracy)
      • 1.3 (Government Power)
      • 1.4 (Articles of Confederation)
      • 1.5 (Ratification of the Constitution)
      • 1.6 (Principles of U.S. Government)
      • 1.7 (Federalism)
      • 1.8 (Interpretations of Federalism)
      • 1.9 (Federalism in Action)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 2: Interactions Among Branches of Government >
      • 2.1 (The Senate and House)
      • 2.2 (Structures, Powers, and Functions of Congress)
      • 2.3 (Congressional Behavior)
      • 2.4 (Roles and Powers of the President)
      • 2.5 (Checks on the Presidency)
      • 2.6 (Expansion of Presidential Power)
      • 2.7 (Presidential Communication)
      • 2.8 (The Judicial Branch)
      • 2.9 (Legitimacy of the Judicial Branch)
      • 2.10 (The Court in Action)
      • 2.11 (Checks on the Judicial Branch)
      • 2.12 (The Bureaucracy)
      • 2.13 (Discretionary and Rule-Making Authority)
      • 2.14 (Holding the Bureaucracy Accountable)
      • 2.15 (Policy and the Branches of Government)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 3: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights >
      • 3.1 (The Bill of Rights)
      • 3.2 (Freedom of Religion)
      • 3.3 (Freedom of Speech)
      • 3.4 (Freedom of the Press)
      • 3.5 (Right to Bear Arms)
      • 3.6 (Balancing Individual Freedom and Public Order)
      • 3.7 (Selective Incorporation)
      • 3.8 (Due Process and Rights of the Accused)
      • 3.9 (Due Process and the Right to Privacy)
      • 3.10 (Social Movements and Equal Protection)
      • 3.11 (Government Responses to Social Movements)
      • 3.12 (Balancing Minority and Majority Rights)
      • 3.13 (Affirmative Action)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 4: American Political Ideologies and Beliefs >
      • 4.1 (American Attitudes about Government and Politics)
      • 4.2 (Political Socialization)
      • 4.3 (Changes in Ideology)
      • 4.4 (Influence of Political Events on Ideology)
      • 4.5 (Measuring Public Opinion)
      • 4.6 (Evaluating Public Opinion Data)
      • 4.7 (Ideologies of Political Parties)
      • 4.8 (Ideology and Policy Making)
      • 4.9 (Ideology and Economic Policy)
      • 4.10 (Ideology and Social Policy)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 5: Political Participation >
      • 5.1 (Voting Rights and Behavior)
      • 5.2 (Voter Turnout)
      • 5.3 (Political Parties)
      • 5.4 (Why Parties Change and Adapt)
      • 5.5 (Third-Party Politics)
      • 5.6 (Interest Groups Influencing Policy Making)
      • 5.7 (Groups Influencing Policy Outcomes)
      • 5.8 (Electing a President)
      • 5.9 (Congressional Elections)
      • 5.10 (Modern Campaigns)
      • 5.11 (Campaign Finance)
      • 5.12 (The Media)
      • 5.13 (Changing Media)
    • AP Exam Prep
  • APUSH
    • Period 1 (1491-1607) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 1 (1.1)
      • Day 2- Native Americans and Europeans (1.2-1.3)
      • Day 3- Columbian Exchange (1.4-1.6)
      • Day 4- Causation in Period 1 (1.7)
    • Period 2 (1607-1754) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 2 (2.1)
      • Day 2- European Colonization (2.2)
      • Day 3- Colonial Regions and Trade (2.3-2.4)
      • Day 4- European/Indian Interactions and Slavery (2.5-2.6)
      • Day 5- Colonial Society (2.7)
      • Day 6- Comparison in Period 2 (2.8)
    • Period 3 (1754-1800) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 3 (3.1)
      • Day 2- Causes of the American Revolution (3.2-3.3)
      • Day 3- The American Revolution (3.4-3.6)
      • Day 4- The Articles of Confederation (3.7-3.8)
      • Day 5- The Constitution (3.9)
      • Day 6- Shaping a New Republic (3.10)
      • Day 7- Culture and Migrations (3.11-3.12)
      • Day 8- Continuity and Change in Period 3 (3.13)
    • Period 4 (1800-1848) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 4 (4.1)
      • Day 2- The Era of Jefferson (4.2)
      • Day 3- Politics and Regional Interests (4.3)
      • Day 4- America on the World Stage (4.4)
      • Day 5- The Market Revolution (4.5-4.6)
      • Day 6- Jackson and Federal Power (4.7-4.8)
      • Day 7- Culture and Reform (4.9-4.13)
      • Day 8- Causation in Period 4 (4.14)
    • Period 5 (1844-1877) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 5 (5.1)
      • Day 2- Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War (5.2-5.3)
      • Day 3- Compromise of 1850 and Regional Conflict (5.4-5.5)
      • Day 4- Failure of Compromise and Secession (5.6-5.7)
      • Day 5- The Civil War (5.8-5.9)
      • Day 6- Reconstruction (5.10)
      • Day 7- The Failure of Reconstruction (5.11)
    • Period 6 (1865-1898) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 6 (6.1)
      • Day 2- Developing the West and South (6.2-6.4)
      • Day 3- Industrialization and Capitalism (6.5-6.6)
      • Day 4- Labor in the Gilded Age (6.7)
      • Day 5- Immigration in the Gilded Age (6.8-6.9)
      • Day 6- Middle Class and Reforms (6.10-6.11)
      • Day 7- Politics in the Gilded Age (6.12-6.13)
      • Day 8- CCOT in Period 6 (6.14)
    • Period 7 (1890-1945) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 7 (7.1)
      • Day 2- Imperialism (7.2-7.3)
      • Day 3- The Progressive Era (7.4)
      • Day 4- World War I (7.5-7.6)
      • Day 5- Society in the 1920s (7.7-7.8)
      • Day 6- The Great Depression (7.9)
      • Day 7- The New Deal (7.10)
      • Day 8- Rise of the Axis (7.11-7.12)
      • Day 9- Fighting World War II (7.13-7.14)
    • Period 8 (1945-1980) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 8 (8.1)
      • Day 2- The Cold War (8.2)
      • Day 3- 1950s Society (8.3-8.5)
      • Day 4- Early Steps in the Civil Rights Movement (8.6)
      • Day 5- The Vietnam War (8.7-8.8)
      • Day 6- The Great Society (8.9)
      • Day 7- The African American Civil Rights Movement (8.10)
      • Day 8- Society in Transition (8.11-8.14)
    • Period 9 (1980-2020) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 9 (9.1)
      • Day 2- Reagan and the End of the Cold War (9.2-9.3)
      • Day 4- Challenges of the 21st Century (9.6)
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  • VA/US Government
    • Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy >
      • 1-1: Course Introduction
      • 1-2: The Enlightenment
      • 1-3: American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence
      • 1-4: Articles of Confederation and the Constitutional Convention
      • 1-5: Constitutional Compromise and Federal Powers
      • 1-6: Ratification and Amendment of the Constitution
    • Unit 2: Public Opinion and Political Action >
      • 2-1: Political Culture and Socialization
      • 2-2: Political Ideology
      • 2-3: Public Opinion Polls
      • 2-4: Voting Equality
      • 2-5: Voter Turnout and Voter Choice
      • 2-6: Unconventional Political Participation
    • Unit 3: Linkage Institutions >
      • 3-1: Functions of Political Parties
      • 3-2: The Two-Party System in the United States
      • 3-3: The Development of Political Parties through History
      • 3-4: Third Parties
      • 3-5: Introduction to Interest Groups
      • 3-6: Types and Characteristics of Interest Groups
      • 3-7: Lobbying and PACs
      • 3-8: Intro to the Mass Media
      • 3-9: The News Industry
      • 3-10: Review
    • Unit 4: Congress >
      • 4-1: Powers of Congress
      • 4-2: Bicameralism and Reapportionment
      • 4-3: Congressional Elections
      • 4-4: Powers of the House and Senate
      • 4-5: Organization of Congress
      • 4-6: The Legislative Process
      • 4-7: Congress and the Executive Branch
    • Unit 5: Presidency >
      • 5-1: Presidential Nominations
      • 5-2: Presidential Campaigns and Elections
      • 5-3: Presidential Informal Powers
      • 5-4: Executive and Judicial Powers of the President
      • 5-5: Legislative Powers of the President
      • 5-6: Foreign Policy Powers of the President
    • Unit 6: Bureaucracy >
      • 6-1: Introduction to the Bureaucracy
      • 6-2: Functions of the Bureaucracy
      • 6-3: Oversight of the Bureaucracy
    • Unit 7: Judicial Branch >
      • 7-1: Introduction to the Judicial Branch
      • 7-2: Supreme Court Procedures
      • 7-3: Supreme Court Decisions
    • Unit 8: Federalism >
      • 8-1: Introduction to Federalism
      • 8-2: National Supremacy
      • 8-3: State Obligations
      • 8-4: Fiscal Federalism
      • 8-5: Federalism Review
    • Unit 9: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights >
      • 9-1: Intro to the Bill of Rights
      • 9-2: Freedom of Religion
      • 9-3: Freedom of Speech, Assembly, and the Press
      • 9-4: 2nd Amendment & Rights of Criminal Defendants
      • 9-5: Civil Rights
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1.4- Columbian Exchange
1.5- Labor, Slavery, and Caste
1.6- Cultural Interactions
​1491-1607

Previous Class: Native American Societies and European Exploration
Next Class: Causation in Period 1

Learning Objectives:
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Explain the causes of the Columbian Exchange and its effect on Europe and the Americas during the period after 1492.

Explain how the growth of the Spanish Empire in North America shaped the development of social and economic structures over time.

Explain how and why European and Native American perspectives of others developed and changed over time.


Class Notes for the Day:

1.4- Columbian Exchange, Spanish Exploration, and Conquest
1.4 Slides
1.5- Labor, Slavery, and Caste in the Spanish Colonial System
1.5 Slides
1.6- Cultural Interactions Between Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans
1.6 Slides

Class Starter: What percentage of Native Americans is offended by Washington, D.C.’s NFL team being called the Redskins?

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1.How accurate was your prediction?

2.Did the results surprise you?

3.Do you think the results would be similar if this question was posed 50 years ago?  400 years ago?

4.If there is such a consensus amongst American Indians, what makes this topic so controversial?

5.Should the Washington Redskins change their name?

6.Do you think the Washington Redskins will ever change their name?


Review

  • Find a partner
  • One person should face the board while the other person faces the back of the room
  • Jacobson will write 4 concepts on the board
  • The person facing the board will have one minute to explain all 4 concepts so their partner can guess each term
  • After the first round, switch spots and we will go again 

Word of the Day

contextualization
  • Define it
  • Give an example
  • Describe the context in which the United States dropped nuclear bombs on Japan.
  • Contextualize The Lion King.
In both the LEQ (15% of your AP exam grade) and the DBQ (25% of your AP exam grade), you are required to contextualize the prompt in the introduction paragraph.

Practice Questions

Grab an AMSCO review book (in the baskets) and open to p. 15.  All multiple-choice questions (40% of your AP exam grade) in this course will be in this format, containing a stimulus (excerpt, map, chart, cartoon, image) followed by 2-4 questions.  The answers to the questions are rarely contained in the stimulus; rather, it is designed to give you the context of the questions.

Take 3 minutes to read and respond to questions 1-2.

Group Quiz

We will first examine the 2019 APUSH SAQs (20% of your AP exam grade) to get an idea of the format of the questions.  All quizzes in this class will follow one of the formats.
  • ​Question 1: Secondary Source comparison
  • Question 2: Visual Analysis
  • Question 3: General Knowledge (choice between two questions)
We will then work at our tables to respond to an SAQ.  You are not permitted to write on the back of the page or in the margins!
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European Settlement Patterns

What were the characteristics of Spanish, French, and English colonization with regard to where they settled, the purpose of their colonies, their strategies, etc.?
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Columbian Exchange Essay Exercise

Explain how patterns of exchanging commodities, peoples, diseases, and ideas around the Atlantic World developed after European contact and shaped North American colonial-era societies.
  • Today we will first share some of our thesis statements.​  Do they address what the impact was (positive, negative)?
  • Then we will try writing some topic sentences, or sub-theses, that will introduce each paragraph.  These should clearly express the main idea of the paragraph (how commodities, people/ideas, or disease shaped North American colonial-era societies).
Digital copy here!

Lecture: Labor, Slavery, and Caste in the Spanish Colonial System

Click for notes and slides

HIPP Analysis: Valladolid Debate

Extended contact with Native Americans and Africans fostered a debate among European religious and political leaders about how non-Europeans should be treated, as well as evolving religious, cultural, and racial justifications for the subjugation of Africans and Native Americans. 
  • On one side, Bartolome de Las Casas argued that the Indians were completely human and morally equivalent to Europeans, so enslaving them was not justified.
  • On the other side, another priest, Juan Gines de Sepulveda, argued that Indians were less than human.  Hence, they benefitted from serving the Spaniards in the encomienda system.
For each document...
  1. Write a complete sentence describing the main idea of the document
  2. An extended analysis strategy in one or two complete sentences
  3. A second extended analysis strategy in one or two complete sentences
H- historical context
I- intended audience
P- point of view
P- purpose

Digital copy here!

Closer: Explain how and why European and Native American perspectives of others developed and changed in the period.

  • Make a claim here!  1A   3A   3B
  • Support your claim with TWO pieces of accurate and relevant information.
  • Use reasoning to explain why your evidence supports your claim.

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Topic: Causation in Period 1
​Assignment: Complete topic sentences for Columbian Exchange essay exercise
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  • AP Government
    • Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy >
      • 1.1 (Ideals of Democracy)
      • 1.2 (Types of Democracy)
      • 1.3 (Government Power)
      • 1.4 (Articles of Confederation)
      • 1.5 (Ratification of the Constitution)
      • 1.6 (Principles of U.S. Government)
      • 1.7 (Federalism)
      • 1.8 (Interpretations of Federalism)
      • 1.9 (Federalism in Action)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 2: Interactions Among Branches of Government >
      • 2.1 (The Senate and House)
      • 2.2 (Structures, Powers, and Functions of Congress)
      • 2.3 (Congressional Behavior)
      • 2.4 (Roles and Powers of the President)
      • 2.5 (Checks on the Presidency)
      • 2.6 (Expansion of Presidential Power)
      • 2.7 (Presidential Communication)
      • 2.8 (The Judicial Branch)
      • 2.9 (Legitimacy of the Judicial Branch)
      • 2.10 (The Court in Action)
      • 2.11 (Checks on the Judicial Branch)
      • 2.12 (The Bureaucracy)
      • 2.13 (Discretionary and Rule-Making Authority)
      • 2.14 (Holding the Bureaucracy Accountable)
      • 2.15 (Policy and the Branches of Government)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 3: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights >
      • 3.1 (The Bill of Rights)
      • 3.2 (Freedom of Religion)
      • 3.3 (Freedom of Speech)
      • 3.4 (Freedom of the Press)
      • 3.5 (Right to Bear Arms)
      • 3.6 (Balancing Individual Freedom and Public Order)
      • 3.7 (Selective Incorporation)
      • 3.8 (Due Process and Rights of the Accused)
      • 3.9 (Due Process and the Right to Privacy)
      • 3.10 (Social Movements and Equal Protection)
      • 3.11 (Government Responses to Social Movements)
      • 3.12 (Balancing Minority and Majority Rights)
      • 3.13 (Affirmative Action)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 4: American Political Ideologies and Beliefs >
      • 4.1 (American Attitudes about Government and Politics)
      • 4.2 (Political Socialization)
      • 4.3 (Changes in Ideology)
      • 4.4 (Influence of Political Events on Ideology)
      • 4.5 (Measuring Public Opinion)
      • 4.6 (Evaluating Public Opinion Data)
      • 4.7 (Ideologies of Political Parties)
      • 4.8 (Ideology and Policy Making)
      • 4.9 (Ideology and Economic Policy)
      • 4.10 (Ideology and Social Policy)
      • Test Review
      • Celebration of Knowledge!
    • Unit 5: Political Participation >
      • 5.1 (Voting Rights and Behavior)
      • 5.2 (Voter Turnout)
      • 5.3 (Political Parties)
      • 5.4 (Why Parties Change and Adapt)
      • 5.5 (Third-Party Politics)
      • 5.6 (Interest Groups Influencing Policy Making)
      • 5.7 (Groups Influencing Policy Outcomes)
      • 5.8 (Electing a President)
      • 5.9 (Congressional Elections)
      • 5.10 (Modern Campaigns)
      • 5.11 (Campaign Finance)
      • 5.12 (The Media)
      • 5.13 (Changing Media)
    • AP Exam Prep
  • APUSH
    • Period 1 (1491-1607) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 1 (1.1)
      • Day 2- Native Americans and Europeans (1.2-1.3)
      • Day 3- Columbian Exchange (1.4-1.6)
      • Day 4- Causation in Period 1 (1.7)
    • Period 2 (1607-1754) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 2 (2.1)
      • Day 2- European Colonization (2.2)
      • Day 3- Colonial Regions and Trade (2.3-2.4)
      • Day 4- European/Indian Interactions and Slavery (2.5-2.6)
      • Day 5- Colonial Society (2.7)
      • Day 6- Comparison in Period 2 (2.8)
    • Period 3 (1754-1800) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 3 (3.1)
      • Day 2- Causes of the American Revolution (3.2-3.3)
      • Day 3- The American Revolution (3.4-3.6)
      • Day 4- The Articles of Confederation (3.7-3.8)
      • Day 5- The Constitution (3.9)
      • Day 6- Shaping a New Republic (3.10)
      • Day 7- Culture and Migrations (3.11-3.12)
      • Day 8- Continuity and Change in Period 3 (3.13)
    • Period 4 (1800-1848) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 4 (4.1)
      • Day 2- The Era of Jefferson (4.2)
      • Day 3- Politics and Regional Interests (4.3)
      • Day 4- America on the World Stage (4.4)
      • Day 5- The Market Revolution (4.5-4.6)
      • Day 6- Jackson and Federal Power (4.7-4.8)
      • Day 7- Culture and Reform (4.9-4.13)
      • Day 8- Causation in Period 4 (4.14)
    • Period 5 (1844-1877) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 5 (5.1)
      • Day 2- Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War (5.2-5.3)
      • Day 3- Compromise of 1850 and Regional Conflict (5.4-5.5)
      • Day 4- Failure of Compromise and Secession (5.6-5.7)
      • Day 5- The Civil War (5.8-5.9)
      • Day 6- Reconstruction (5.10)
      • Day 7- The Failure of Reconstruction (5.11)
    • Period 6 (1865-1898) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 6 (6.1)
      • Day 2- Developing the West and South (6.2-6.4)
      • Day 3- Industrialization and Capitalism (6.5-6.6)
      • Day 4- Labor in the Gilded Age (6.7)
      • Day 5- Immigration in the Gilded Age (6.8-6.9)
      • Day 6- Middle Class and Reforms (6.10-6.11)
      • Day 7- Politics in the Gilded Age (6.12-6.13)
      • Day 8- CCOT in Period 6 (6.14)
    • Period 7 (1890-1945) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 7 (7.1)
      • Day 2- Imperialism (7.2-7.3)
      • Day 3- The Progressive Era (7.4)
      • Day 4- World War I (7.5-7.6)
      • Day 5- Society in the 1920s (7.7-7.8)
      • Day 6- The Great Depression (7.9)
      • Day 7- The New Deal (7.10)
      • Day 8- Rise of the Axis (7.11-7.12)
      • Day 9- Fighting World War II (7.13-7.14)
    • Period 8 (1945-1980) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 8 (8.1)
      • Day 2- The Cold War (8.2)
      • Day 3- 1950s Society (8.3-8.5)
      • Day 4- Early Steps in the Civil Rights Movement (8.6)
      • Day 5- The Vietnam War (8.7-8.8)
      • Day 6- The Great Society (8.9)
      • Day 7- The African American Civil Rights Movement (8.10)
      • Day 8- Society in Transition (8.11-8.14)
    • Period 9 (1980-2020) >
      • Day 1- Contextualizing Period 9 (9.1)
      • Day 2- Reagan and the End of the Cold War (9.2-9.3)
      • Day 4- Challenges of the 21st Century (9.6)
    • AP Exam Prep
  • VA/US Government
    • Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy >
      • 1-1: Course Introduction
      • 1-2: The Enlightenment
      • 1-3: American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence
      • 1-4: Articles of Confederation and the Constitutional Convention
      • 1-5: Constitutional Compromise and Federal Powers
      • 1-6: Ratification and Amendment of the Constitution
    • Unit 2: Public Opinion and Political Action >
      • 2-1: Political Culture and Socialization
      • 2-2: Political Ideology
      • 2-3: Public Opinion Polls
      • 2-4: Voting Equality
      • 2-5: Voter Turnout and Voter Choice
      • 2-6: Unconventional Political Participation
    • Unit 3: Linkage Institutions >
      • 3-1: Functions of Political Parties
      • 3-2: The Two-Party System in the United States
      • 3-3: The Development of Political Parties through History
      • 3-4: Third Parties
      • 3-5: Introduction to Interest Groups
      • 3-6: Types and Characteristics of Interest Groups
      • 3-7: Lobbying and PACs
      • 3-8: Intro to the Mass Media
      • 3-9: The News Industry
      • 3-10: Review
    • Unit 4: Congress >
      • 4-1: Powers of Congress
      • 4-2: Bicameralism and Reapportionment
      • 4-3: Congressional Elections
      • 4-4: Powers of the House and Senate
      • 4-5: Organization of Congress
      • 4-6: The Legislative Process
      • 4-7: Congress and the Executive Branch
    • Unit 5: Presidency >
      • 5-1: Presidential Nominations
      • 5-2: Presidential Campaigns and Elections
      • 5-3: Presidential Informal Powers
      • 5-4: Executive and Judicial Powers of the President
      • 5-5: Legislative Powers of the President
      • 5-6: Foreign Policy Powers of the President
    • Unit 6: Bureaucracy >
      • 6-1: Introduction to the Bureaucracy
      • 6-2: Functions of the Bureaucracy
      • 6-3: Oversight of the Bureaucracy
    • Unit 7: Judicial Branch >
      • 7-1: Introduction to the Judicial Branch
      • 7-2: Supreme Court Procedures
      • 7-3: Supreme Court Decisions
    • Unit 8: Federalism >
      • 8-1: Introduction to Federalism
      • 8-2: National Supremacy
      • 8-3: State Obligations
      • 8-4: Fiscal Federalism
      • 8-5: Federalism Review
    • Unit 9: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights >
      • 9-1: Intro to the Bill of Rights
      • 9-2: Freedom of Religion
      • 9-3: Freedom of Speech, Assembly, and the Press
      • 9-4: 2nd Amendment & Rights of Criminal Defendants
      • 9-5: Civil Rights
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