Teaching Controversial Current Events (Nat'l Constitution Center)
Teaching Controversial Current Events (Nat'l Constitution Center)
The National Constitution Center (NCC) can help you and your students explore current events in a nonpartisan way. Visit http://constitutioncenter.org
• President Trump has announced his nominee to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court. The Interactive Constitution highlights the appointment process as outlined in Article II and explores Article III and the judicial branch of government.
• On the NCC blog, http://blog.constitutioncenter.org/, there's additional information about the Supreme Court nominee, federal Judge Neil M. Gorsuch, as well as anpiece on what comes next in the confirmation process. There's an overview of the history of the Court with an article about the first SCOTUS judges.
• Listen to a recent interview with the NCC's President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen as he discusses how the U. S. Presidency has changed over time.
• Are you talking about executive orders in the classroom? The NCC blog features an informative post which explains what executive orders are and how presidents use them.
Take a closer look at the recent executive orders from a constitutional perspective. Our bloggers are discussing the new travel restrictions.
• President Trump has announced his nominee to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court. The Interactive Constitution highlights the appointment process as outlined in Article II and explores Article III and the judicial branch of government.
• On the NCC blog, http://blog.constitutioncenter.org/, there's additional information about the Supreme Court nominee, federal Judge Neil M. Gorsuch, as well as anpiece on what comes next in the confirmation process. There's an overview of the history of the Court with an article about the first SCOTUS judges.
• Listen to a recent interview with the NCC's President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen as he discusses how the U. S. Presidency has changed over time.
• Are you talking about executive orders in the classroom? The NCC blog features an informative post which explains what executive orders are and how presidents use them.
Take a closer look at the recent executive orders from a constitutional perspective. Our bloggers are discussing the new travel restrictions.