2. "Today I am an inquisitor” A Tribute to Barbara Jordan 1936-1996 Congresswoman - Educator - Constitutionalist
3. "Earlier today we heard the beginning of the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States, We the people . It is a very eloquent beginning. But when that document was completed, on the seventeenth of September in 1787, I was not included in that We, the people . I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision I have finally been included in We, the people.
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6. States that the Constitution is the supreme (highest) law of the land Article VI Supremacy
7. A system of government that divides power between the State governments and the Federal govt. Federalism
26. Group I : SWBA understand the term Federalism and how it works Group II: SWBA understand how the system of checks and balances limits the power of each branch of govt. Group II: SWBA understand how the amendment process works and how often it occurs Group IV SWBA understand the importance of Judicial Review Group V: SWBA how the elastic clause gives the Constitution flexibility
27. High Court Bans School Segregation; 9-to-0 Decision Grants Time to Comply 1896 Ruling Upset 'Separate but Equal' Doctrine Held Out of Place in Education; High Court Bans Public Pupil Bias New York Times, May 17, 1954