Examine the reasons the Founding Fathers protected religious freedom and guaranteed its free exercise.
Understand the meaning of the phrase “separation of church and state.”
Analyze Supreme Court interpretations of religious rights guaranteed by the Constitution in selected cases relating to education, including Engel v. Vitale.
Summarize Establishment Clause rulings in other areas, such as seasonal religious displays and public displays of the Ten Commandments.
Evaluate Supreme Court decisions that have affected a particular religious group, in particular those related to the Free Exercise Clause.
Review the Aim and notes from your initial text read.
Participate in the corresponding lesson topic presentation, revising notes.
Watch corresponding video(s); further revising notes.
Complete teacher instructed assignments.
Prepare for your next class session by reading the next topic section in your text, recording alphanumeric/Cornell notes.
Complete the next topic's Interactive Reading Notepad.
Watch the corresponding topic Interactive Flipped Video; pausing and playing as needed to record and revise notes.
Watch the PBS Crash Course video to review, recording, revising, and updating notes
By the end of this lesson students should be able to examine the reasons the Founding Fathers protected religious freedom and guaranteed its free exercise; understand the meaning of the phrase “separation of church and state.”; analyze Supreme Court interpretations of religious rights guaranteed by the Constitution in selected cases relating to education, including Engel v. Vitale; summarize Establishment Clause rulings in other areas, such as seasonal religious displays and public displays of the Ten Commandments; evaluate Supreme Court decisions that have affected a particular religious group, in particular those related to the Free Exercise Clause.
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