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In this session, students learn about voting rights in America through a historical exploration of the right to vote in America. Where does the Constitution protect the right to vote? What role did the amendment process play in shaping voting rights? What has the Supreme Court said about the right to vote over time?
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Fun Friday Session: Voting Rights Amendments With Jamelle Bouie |
In this Friday session, Jamelle Bouie, New York Times columnist, joins Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen for a conversation exploring the history of voting rights in America. Bouie will also discuss his career as a journalist as well as answer questions from participants.
Jamelle Bouie is a columnist for The New York Times and political analyst for CBS News. He covers campaigns, elections, national affairs, and culture.
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In this session, students explore Article I of the Constitution, which defines the powers of Congress. This class examines constitutional debates involving the legislative branch from the Constitutional Convention to the most recent Supreme Court term.
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Explore the schedule for the entire school year and register for upcoming sessions here. |
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Interested in scheduling a session for your class and other classes nationwide? The peer-to-peer Scholar Exchanges promote deeper understandings and enhance opportunities for civil discourse and discussion. Sessions are offered Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays each week until May 2022. Learn more and register for a future session here.
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Upcoming Virtual Scouts Programs |
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Thursday, November 18, 7-8:30 p.m. ET
Take a look back in time to our nation’s founding era! In this session, participants of Girls Scouts of the USA and Scouts BSA will explore the meaning of citizenship, learn about how the Constitution set up the different branches of government, and explore the role that “We, the People” play in our democracy! The program will include a special LIVE tour of Signers’ Hall, one of the most popular exhibits inside our museum, and an interactive round of constitutional trivia!
This session is perfect for Scouts BSA pursuing the “Citizenship in the Nation” Merit Badge (Requirements 1, 2A, 4, 5, 6, 7) and Girl Scouts pursuing the “Inside Government” Badge.
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Constitutional Ambassadors Program
The National Constitution Center is pleased to announce that it will continue to offer the Constitutional Ambassadors Program to middle and high students across the country. The Constitutional Ambassadors Program is an intellectual, social, and skills-based educational experience in which students learn the basic principles of the U. S. Constitution, see rare historical documents, priceless artifacts, interactive exhibits, and live theater that bring contemporary discussions about the Constitution to life.
Available topics include: freedom of speech, separation of powers, and principles of the American Revolution.
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Tuesday, November 9, 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. ET
Free online
With the passage of the 19th and 15th Amendments more than 100 years ago, African American women’s suffrage became part of the Constitution. Yet the history of the struggle for Black women’s suffrage and representation is lesser known and is still developing today. Join Nadia Brown, professor of government and chair of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at Georgetown University and Idol Family Fellow at the Anne Welsh McNulty Institute at Villanova University; Bettye Collier-Thomas, professor of history at Temple University and co-editor of African American Women and the Vote, 1837–1965; and Martha Jones, Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor and professor of history at Johns Hopkins University and author of Vanguard, for a discussion on the history of Black women in America’s representative democracy, including their roles as suffrage advocates, voters, and representatives, from Sojourner Truth to Shirley Chisholm. Lana Ulrich, senior director of content at the National Constitution Center, moderates the discussion.
This program is made possible through the generous support of the McNulty Foundation in partnership with the Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women's Leadership at Villanova University and as part of the Center’s Women and the Constitution initiative.
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Supreme Court Hears Texas Abortion Case
Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two challenges to S.B. 8. S.B. 8 bans almost all abortions in the state of Texas by allowing anyone, including people who do not live in the state, to bring a lawsuit in state court against anyone who performs an abortion after six weeks, or helps to make one possible. Leaving enforcement to the populace raised a unique procedural question in this case: who should be sued over the Texas law? In this episode, we unpack that question and the complex issues in these cases, and recap the argument including the questions asked by the Supreme Court justices. Host Jeffrey Rosen is joined by Miriam Becker-Cohen, Appellate Counsel at the Constitutional Accountability Center who co-authored briefs in support of the abortion provider Whole Women’s Health and the Biden administration, and Stephen Sachs, the Antonin Scalia Professor of Law at Harvard Law School who has covered these cases for the legal blog The Volokh Conspiracy.
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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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