This week's Scholar Exchanges focus on Voting Rights Amendments.
In keeping with our elections theme this month, sessions will work to answer:
- Where does the Constitution protect the right to vote?
- In what ways has the right to vote expanded over time?
- What role does the state play in making decisions relating to voting and elections?
- What does voting look like in a pandemic?
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Part lecture and part lively conversation, these sessions are open to the public so that students, teachers, and parents can join in a constitutional discussion with the Center's scholars.
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Voting Rights Amendments
Monday, October 19, and Wednesday, October 21
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Join us on Friday, October 23, at 1 p.m. EDT for an all ages session on voting rights with Jamelle Bouie—New York Times columnist and political analyst for CBS News covering campaigns, elections, national affairs, and culture—who will join Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen to explore the history of the right to vote in America and answer audience questions.
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Constitutional Battles of the Branches
Week of October 26
What happens when elected officials act outside of their constitutional bounds? Our Constitution set up a system of checks and balances to ensure that no one branch of government would become too powerful, but where did this idea come from and how has this been tested over time in America? From Andrew Jackson and the battle over the country’s national bank to modern conversations around COVID-19, students will engage in a lively and fast-paced conversation.
- Monday, October 26, and Wednesday, October 28
- Middle School Session – 12 p.m. EDT
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Register here.
- High School and College Session – 2 p.m. EDT
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Register here.
- Friday, October 30
- All Ages Session – 1 p.m. EDT
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Register here.
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Need the corresponding resources for each session? Find resource briefs and slides for each topic here.
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The Bill of Rights
Monday, November 2, and Wednesday, November 4
Fun Friday Session: The Bill of Rights With Linda Monk
Friday, November 6
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Slavery in America: The Constitution to Reconstruction
Monday, November 9, and Wednesday, November 11
Friday, November 13
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Battles for Equality in America: The 14th Amendment
Monday, November 16, and Wednesday, November 18
Friday, November 20
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These sessions include your class, a scholar, and a moderator—and are available on any of the topics previously discussed in a public Scholar Exchange. Private Scholar Exchanges are offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays at a time that works best for you and your students. Complete a survey here for more information or to register your class. A member of the education team will contact you to help with the planning process.
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Classroom Exchanges connect middle and high school students across the United States for virtual discussions about the Constitution. These sessions are moderated by National Constitution Center scholars, federal judges, and master teachers, but led by student voice. Participating teachers receive lesson plans on the content of the discussion and on civil dialogue techniques, as well as educational resources from the Center's Interactive Constitution.
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Just Announced: New America's Town Hall Programs for 2020
The National Constitution Center is offering a series of America’s Town Hall programs about constitutional issues in the news. Join these programs for free from your home computer, laptop, or any mobile device by registering below.
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Monday, October 19, 7 p.m. EDT
Free Online
Don’t miss a timely conversation exploring key controversial and contested elections throughout American history—including 1800, 1860, 1876, and 2000—and what we can learn from them as we approach Election Day. Election scholars James Ceaser of the University of Virginia, Edward Foley of The Ohio State University and author of Ballot Battles: The History of Disputed Elections in the United States, Robert Lieberman of Johns Hopkins University and author of Four Threats: The Recurring Crises of American Democracy, and Franita Tolson of the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, join moderator Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, to discuss.
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Thursday, October 29, 7 p.m. EDT
Free Online
Nathaniel Persily, co-director of the Stanford Program on Democracy and the Internet, and others explore what social media platforms are doing to tackle disinformation, foreign interference, and fake news during this election season. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.
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The National Constitution Center's education team is here to help with any of our online resources. Email [email protected] with questions or comments on how we can help you and your students with your remote learning needs.
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