learning objectives for unit 4: rights and responsibilities - Twyman ...

• explain how the Bill of Rights protects the people’s right to privacy• explain how the Constitution protects the right of habeas corpus and protectsagainst bills of attainder and ex post facto laws• describe how requirements for bringing charges before grand juries protect therights of people accused of crimes• describe how the Fifth Amendment protects against self-incrimination• explain how the Bill of Rights helps to guarantee the right to a fair trial• list and describe the ways that the Bill of Rights protects convicted criminals fromexcessive punishments• understand the meaning of specialized terminology related to assuring theindividual rights of U.S. citizensChapter 15: Protecting Civil RightsLearning ObjectivesWhen students have completed the reading in their text and hand-outs from class,completed their assigned written work, actively participated in individual, small groupand large group activities in class, studied for and successfully completed written quizzesand tests, they will be able to:• describe the responsibilities of citizenship• list the two ways a person may become a U.S. citizen by birth• describe how an immigrant can become a U.S. citizen• describe how U.S. immigration policy has changed over the years.• discuss the ways in which the United States is an ethnically diverse nation• list the benefits and challenges of diversity in the United States• list the two tests used by the federal courts to determine whether laws uphold theEqual Protection Clause.• discuss how the Equal Protection Clause helped the civil rights movement fightgovernment discrimination• discuss how civil rights laws have protected the equal rights of African Americans• describe how civil rights protections have been extended to other minority groups.• understand the meaning of specialized terminology related to protecting the civilrights of U.S. citizens