Part 1
: First, to prepare to answer the discussion questions, attend a local, state, or federal meeting that addresses either civil liberties or civil rights. Note that you should have the Part 2 discussion questions in mind as you attend the event you choose. Use one of the following options for attendance:
Physically attend an event. For example, you could attend one of the following:
A speech by a politician, concerned citizen, activist, etc.
A school board, town hall, city council, etc.
A rally, march, etc.
Virtually attend an event by viewing one online. Following are some examples:
Attend a U.S. House of Representatives event by going to
house.gov
or a US Senate event by going to
senate.gov
and following these directions:
Click the Committees tab
Select a committee of interest to you (for example, Judiciary)
Click Hearings (Note that each committee webpage is slightly different, so you may need to search around.)
Watch a video of the meeting.
Watch an event on C-Span T.V. Network by going to
c-span.org
and conducting a keyword search in the Video Library (note that civil rights, civil liberties, amendment name, or congressional legislation are all good key words).
Try watching something on your official state legislature website (Google the name of your state + legislature) or official city/town/county website (Google the name of your city/town/county + government)
Part 2
: After attending a meeting on civil liberties or civil rights, address the following in the discussion:
Describe the event.
What is the purpose of the event?
Where is the event?
Who attended the event?
Who spoke at the event?
Analyze the civil liberties and/or civil rights component of the event.
How does the event directly relate to the Constitution, congressional legislation, executive actions, and/or judicial decisions?
Why was this event important to you? How does this relate to your life?
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Part 1 First, to prepare to answer the discussion questions, .docx
1. Part 1
: First, to prepare to answer the discussion questions, attend a
local, state, or federal meeting that addresses either civil
liberties or civil rights. Note that you should have the Part 2
discussion questions in mind as you attend the event you
choose. Use one of the following options for attendance:
Physically attend an event. For example, you could attend one
of the following:
A speech by a politician, concerned citizen, activist, etc.
A school board, town hall, city council, etc.
A rally, march, etc.
Virtually attend an event by viewing one online. Following are
some examples:
Attend a U.S. House of Representatives event by going to
house.gov
or a US Senate event by going to
senate.gov
and following these directions:
Click the Committees tab
2. Select a committee of interest to you (for example, Judiciary)
Click Hearings (Note that each committee webpage is slightly
different, so you may need to search around.)
Watch a video of the meeting.
Watch an event on C-Span T.V. Network by going to
c-span.org
and conducting a keyword search in the Video Library (note
that civil rights, civil liberties, amendment name, or
congressional legislation are all good key words).
Try watching something on your official state legislature
website (Google the name of your state + legislature) or official
city/town/county website (Google the name of your
city/town/county + government)
Part 2
: After attending a meeting on civil liberties or civil rights,
address the following in the discussion:
Describe the event.
What is the purpose of the event?
Where is the event?
Who attended the event?
3. Who spoke at the event?
Analyze the civil liberties and/or civil rights component of the
event.
How does the event directly relate to the Constitution,
congressional legislation, executive actions, and/or judicial
decisions?
Why was this event important to you? How does this relate to
your life?
