• The U. C. Constitution and Fascinating Facts About It. Naperville, IL: Oak Hill Publishing Company, 2005.
   
• J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur: Letters From an American Farmer and Sketches of Eighteenth-Century America. New York: Penguin, 1986.

M 10/3 U. S. Constitution, p. 1 and pp. 4-44.

Topic: The 7 Articles of the Constitution—What they are and why you should care

T 10/4 U. S. Constitution, pp. 45-47 and pp. 57-58

Topic: The Bill of Rights (Constitutional Amendments I-X) –What they say and why you should care.

Do the Survey questions on the Bill of Rights, available online at: http://www.webcoast.com/chs/gov/wksht/situat.html

W 10/5 U. S. Constitution, pp. 77-86.

Topic: The Supreme Court and some landmark decisions- How have they impacted Americans’ lives.

Th 10/6 Guest speaker: Cristina Ruggiere, Political Science Instructor,

Cristina will present a discussion on current cases before the Supreme Court in relation to our understanding of the Bill of Rights.