Badges

Classes are rewarded with badges for writing blog posts described in the lesson plans. Additionally, badges are awarded for classes that write different combinations of posts. Be sure to strategize with your class how to maximize your points.

	Description	Points
individual badges
Amicus Brief Badge	The goal of an amicus brief is to provide information to the court about the implications of their decision beyond the affect it will have on the two parties who appear before them.	150
Civil Rights Badge	Learn about how our Constitution protects and promotes civil rights.	50
Constitutional Law Badge	Write about constitutional law issues.	50
Criminal Justice Badge	In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police who investigate crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders.	50
Education Badge	Consider how our system of laws protects how students receive an education.	50
Employees’ Rights Badge	Consider how the rights of employers balance with the rights of employees.	50
Freedom of Religion Badge	Learn about how the Constitution protects religious freedom.	50
Legislative Process Badge	Consider how a bill becomes a law, and how this impacts whether the law is constitutional.	50
Patient Care Badge	Learn how the law protects patients and the care they receive.	50
Podcast Badge	Express yourself in a podcast talking about the Constitution.	150
Separation of Powers Badge	Our system of government is divided into three branches--the legislative, the executive, and the judicial. However, the separation of these powers is not always so clear.	50
The Justice Badge	Learn about how our Constitution and system of laws provides for equal justice under the law.	50
opinion badges
Florence v. Board of Freeholders Badge	Does a jail’s policy of strip-searching all prisoners–even if there is no suspicion the prisoner poses a threat to others-violate an individual’s Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure?	200
Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC Badge	Can a church discriminate against a teacher because of her disability, in light of the so-called “ministerial exception”?	200
M.B.Z. v. Clinton Badge	Did Congress interfere with the President’s constitutional foreign policy-making power by passing a law that requires the State Department to list “Israel” as the place of birth for American citizens born in Jerusalem?	200
Rehberg v. Paulk Badge	Learn about whether government officials are entitled to immunity after lying to a grand jury.	200
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services v. Florida Badge	Learn about the landmark healthcare case before the Supreme Court this term.	200
premier badges
Bill of Rights Institute Badge	Consider if the Fourth Amendment places any limitations on a school’s power to search students.	300
Consource Badge	Consider if the First Amendment places any limitations on a school’s power to punish students for things the students say on the Internet outside of school.	300