Civil Liberties and McCarthyism
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Voices Of History by the Bill of Rights Institute
- Being an American
- Being an American (ELL)
- Heroes and Villains
- Founders and the Constitution
- Preserving the Bill of Rights
- Supreme Court Document-based Questions
- Liberty and Security in Modern Times
- Religious Liberty: An American Experiment
- Immigration & Citizenship
- Congress and the Consititution
- Gilded Age and Progressive Era
- American Portraits
Heroes and Villains
- The Unknown Rebel's Courage at Tiananmen Square
- Thomas Jefferson and the Rewards of Humility
- The Responsibilities of Frederick Douglass
- How Jourdon Anderson Understood Justice
- Alice Paul's Perseverance for the Vote
- The Schechter Brothers' Contribution
- Elizabeth Eckford, the Little Rock Nine, and Respect
- August Landmesser's Courageous Refusal
- Benedict Arnold's Treason
- George Washington and Self-Governance
- "Boss" Tweed and Avarice
- Roger Taney and Injustice: The Dred Scott Decision
- Joseph McCarthy and Demagoguery
- Douglas MacArthur and Hubris
- The Self-Deception of Irma Grese
- Aaron Burr and Ambition
- Che Guevara and the Injustice of Communism
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower Takes Responsibility for the D-Day Invasion
- Maximilien Robespierre and Political Intolerance
- John Brown and Self-Deception
Founders and the Constitution
- Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737-1832)
- Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
- Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814)
- Patrick Henry (1736-1799)
- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
- Richard Henry Lee (1732-1794)
- James Madison (1751-1836)
- George Mason (1725-1792)
- Robert Morris (1734-1806)
- Charles Pinckney (1757-1824)
- Roger Sherman (1721-1793)
- John Witherspoon (1723-1794)
- John Adams (1735-1826)
- Samuel Adams (1722-1803)
- John Dickinson (1732-1808)
- Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804)
- John Hancock (1737-1793)
- John Jay (1745-1829)
- Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816)
- James Otis (1725-1783)
- Thomas Paine (1737-1809)
- Benjamin Rush (1745-1813)
- George Washington (1732-1799)
- James Wilson (1752-1798)
Liberty and Security in Modern Times
IN COLLECTION
In this lesson, students will use primary source documents to examine and analyze the anti-communist behaviors that characterized American public life following World War II.
Lesson plan PDF includes all handouts:
Handout A: First Amendment, U.S. Constitution, 1791
Handout B: Liberty and Security: Civil Liberties and McCarthyism
Handout C: House Un-American Activities Committee Mission Statement, 1948
Handout D: The Alien Registration Act of 1940, also called the Smith Act
Handout E: Internal Security Bill of 1950, also called the McCarran Act
Handout F: Truman’s Veto of the Internal Security Bill, September 22, 1950
Handout G: Dennis v. United States (1951) Chief Justice Vinson; a 6 - 2 Decision
Handout H: “McCarthy Cries Again,” Collier’s, August 2, 1952
Handout I: Edward R. Murrow, See It Now, March 9, 1954
Handout J: Follow-up Introductory Essay: Liberty and Security in Modern Times
Answer Key
