LibGuides: CJA464: Module 1

Module 1 Required Resources

Readings

Constitutional Law Comes Alive: An Innovative Approach
Chapter 1: The Original United States Constitution & Its History – Part I
The Preamble, Article I, Article II
The Bill of Rights, the system of checks and balances, the Vesting Clause, the Impeachment Clause, and the Doctrine of Incorporation.

Chapter 2: The Original United States Constitution & Its History – Part II
Articles III, IV, V, VI, and VII
Sources of law, jurisdiction, structure of the federal and state court system, selection of judges and justices, judicial review, Marbury v. Madison, creation of Amendments.

Chapter 3: Amendment I: Exploring Freedoms, Rights, Privileges & Their Differences
The 1st Amendment, three freedoms under the 1st Amendment, two rights defined in the 1st Amendment, freedom v. right, case law on the 1st Amendment.

Video

The Bill of Rights: Constitution 101
What is the Bill of Rights? What protections does it afford citizens? Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, explores the influences that George Mason and the Virginia Declaration had on the Bill of Rights.

1st Amendment: Constitution 101
Why was the First Amendment included in the Bill of Rights? How does it protect Americans’ civil and political rights? Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, explains the connections of the Declaration of Independence to the writings of Founding Father Thomas Jefferson and Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis and the First Amendment.

The First Amendment Explained
A fun explanation of the First Amendment by Hip Hughes.

The Bill of Rights – How to Remember the Amendments in 30 seconds
A fun explanation of 7 of the 10 Amendments by Hip Hughes in about 30 seconds