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Fieth, Stacie; Deason, Neil – Social Education, 2005
Designed for grades 9-12, this lesson plan aims to let students learn how the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution relates to private property and how the power of eminent domain was defined in a recent Supreme Court case. Students will review summaries from Kelo v. New London to gain a better understanding of the case, which dealt with the limits…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Land Acquisition, Teaching Methods, Civil Rights Legislation