Objective: Explain how constitutional provisions have supported and motivated social movements.
Starter: A recent Washington Post poll asked Americans the following question:
"Do you consider yourself to be a strong feminist, a feminist, not a feminist or an anti-feminist?"
What percent of American women responded, "not a feminist"?
1.How accurate was your prediction?
2.What is the big story this information tells about the American opinion of feminism?
3.Why do you think that is?
4.What is one consequence of this?
5.What does the word feminism mean to you?
6.Why do you think women and men have different answers to this question?
7.List two government policies that you believe a feminist would support.
8.How do you think opinions on feminism affected the 2016 presidential election?
9.Using the data from this graph and your knowledge of American politics and history, explain why we have had an African American president, but not a female president.
10.What is the most surprising data from this graph?
11.Describe your reaction to the fact that one third of American men said they were either a feminist or a strong feminist.
12.How do you think age affects people's opinion of feminism?
13.Explain your own answer to: Do you consider yourself to be a strong feminist, a feminist, not a feminist or an anti-feminist?
14.About 1/10 of all Americans had no opinion at all about this question. Explain how someone could not have an opinion about this.
15.What is another big issue that these same 10% of Americans would probably have no opinion on.
16.For people who claimed to not be feminists, why do you think they said so?
17.Which of the following words do you think best describes feminism in the US today; angry, outdated, empowering?
18.Who do you think is the best known feminist in America?
Recap: Explain the extent to which states are limited by the due process clause from infringing upon individual rights.
Review: Spin the Wheel for Your Question!
Quiz Today: Due Process
Social Movements and Equal Protection
The Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection clause as well as other constitutional provisions have often been used to support the advancement of equality.
Foundational Documents
Foundational Documents
- Declaration of Independence--"all men are created equal"
- 14th Amendment equal protection clause
- reasonable classification may be made between groups
- strict scrutiny applied to any racial or ethnic classification; must be justified by "compelling social interest"
- Dred Scott v. Sanford
- Plessy v. Ferguson
- disenfranchisement of black voters
- influenced by equal protection clause
- "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"--justification for civil disobedience
Closer: Explain how constitutional provisions have supported and motivated social movements.
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Textbook: Read Sections 5.1-5.4 (pp. 131-151)
Project due in 4 class periods
Textbook: Read Sections 5.1-5.4 (pp. 131-151)
Project due in 4 class periods