Bill of Rights Institute

http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/Teach/FreeResources/Lessons/ Here are some free lesson plans and resources for teaching the Bill of Rights. There is also a section called "Bill of Rights in the News" http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/Teach/News/PastHeadlines.asp?action= which uses actual news stories to illustrate how rights are applied in current day situation. Many of the articles come from the First Amendment Center http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/ which also has additional study materials. As always, it is important to review the material before use, as some of it may be controversial.

National Constitution Center

"National Constitution Center" <education@constitutioncenter.org> http://hancock.constitutioncenter.org/images/www_Edu/index.html

This site produces a monthly newsletter on constitutional matters suitable for the classroom. It has some particularly interesting exercises appropriate for this election year.