Online Learning Opportunities

AP Court Case Review 

Wednesday, April 5 | 12 p.m. ET (Introductory class) and 2 p.m. ET (Advanced class)

In this fast-paced and fun session, students will review the top 15 Supreme Court cases from a typical course of study for an AP Government class. This class helps students better understand these landmark Supreme Court cases and the U.S. Constitution’s foundational principles. Cases include McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), Engel v. Vitale (1962), Schenck v. United States (1919), Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), Baker v. Carr (1963), and 10 more canonical cases. This is a great session for middle school students to preview and examine the Supreme Court cases to encourage further study of government. 

AP Supreme Court Case Review with Caroline Fredrickson

Friday, April 7 | 1 p.m. ET

In this Friday session, Caroline Fredrickson, scholarly contributor for the National Constitution Center’s new Supreme Court Case Library, joins Chief Learning Officer Kerry Sautner to review the top-15 Supreme Court cases from a typical course of study for an AP Government class.

Caroline Fredrickson is the Distinguished Visitor from Practice at Georgetown Law, Senior Fellow at Brennan Center for Justice, and the author of La Cour Suprême, Le Pouvoir Suprême; The Democracy Fix; Under the Bus; and The AOC Way.

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More AP prep with Peer-to-Peer Scholar Exchanges

Between Public Classes and Peer-to-Peer Scholar Exchanges, the Center has you covered for all of your AP test prep needs.

Peer-to-Peer Scholar Exchanges – AP Review throughout the month of April

Schedule a session for your students to engage with their peers from around the country and a legal professional as they review for the AP exam. Sessions in April include AP Court Case review and AP Founding Documents. Register here for a date and time that works for you!

For Educators

Professional Learning Session: 14th Amendment and the Battle for Freedom and Equality in America

Wednesday, April 19 | 6:30 p.m. ET

During this session, participants will explore the 14th Amendment and the battles for equality in America. Educators will examine the clauses of the 14th Amendment and the battle over their meaning from Reconstruction to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on marriage equality in Obergefell v. Hodges. We will also explore America’s first and second civil rights movements, the Constitution and women, and modern interpretations of the 14th Amendment. 

Joined by Professor Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University 

#NCCed: Coming to a Conference Near You!

Members of the Center's education team will be traveling to state and national conferences over the next several months. Find us at a booth, or come to one of our sessions, to learn about all of the civics education resources the Center offers. We cannot wait to see you there!

Michigan Council for the Social Studies (Traverse City, Michigan) – April 14-15

• Fostering Community, Understanding, and Growth Through Civil Dialogue with Sarah Harris

Email Sarah Harris at [email protected] if you will be at any of the above conferences and would like to discuss how the National Constitution Center can support you and your students.

Join us on the Teacher Advisory Council

This is the last week for applications! We are looking for members of the classroom education field to join our Teacher Advisory Council. The council is open to educators who teach fifth grade to college-level students from all types of school environments and locations. Members are asked to:

• Participate in monthly online meetings and virtual student programs, such as Scholar Exchanges.
• Advise the Center’s education team on new and additional resources that will best support teachers and students nationwide.
• Advocate on behalf of the Center through social media posts, regional professional networks, and professional development workshops.

Members of the advisory council will have a voice in shaping our free online resources, and will receive a yearly stipend for their valuable time and professional advice. They can also join in our professional development opportunities that include prominent scholars and judges. Learn more about the TAC and apply today!

More From the National Constitution Center

Domestic Violence Laws and Gun Rights

Earlier this month, in United States v. Rahimi, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit struck down as unconstitutional a decades-old law barring people subject to domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms. The ruling comes on the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen last term, which held that the Second Amendment protects the right to carry guns outside the home. Bruen also created a new history-and-tradition test for determining whether gun-control regulations are constitutional, which has led some lower courts to now rule differently on challenges to gun laws—including the Fifth Circuit. In this episode, two scholars and experts on the Second Amendment—Amy Swearer of the Heritage Foundation and Adam Winkler of UCLA School of Law break down the Rahimi decision, which the U.S. Supreme Court may review in a future term, and explore the new landscape of Second Amendment law after Bruen. Host Jeffrey Rosen moderates. 

Thank you for being part of our community of educators. If you have any questions, need assistance, or have feedback to share about the new website or any of these new educational offerings, we’d love to hear from you. Please email the education team at [email protected].

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