Essential Question #3

How is the Constitution interpreted in different ways, and how has that played out over the course of U.S. history? (Think about the Bill of Rights, the 27 amendments to the Constitution, and recent/past Supreme Court decisions)

• Slavery
• Slaves are 3/5 of a person
• 13th Amendment
• Voting rights
• 15th Amendment: Voting rights to all races and colours
• 14th Amendment: Voting rights to women (1920)
• School Integration
• Article 4 of the Constitution: Federalism=States in charge of schools
• 1897: Pleasy V.S. Ferguson: Separate but equal
• 1954: Brown V.S. Board: Integrated schools
• Interpretation of 2nd Amendment
• Militia
• Individuals
• Court cases
• Immigration
• 1965
• 1882
• 1st Amendment
• Press
• Internet