Rhonda Stange -- Writ of Habeas Corpus (Year 1)

Athens High School teacher Rhonda Stange's lesson unit will help her US history students to examine the power and role of the presidency, the roles of Congress and the Supreme Court and also the issue of individual liberty balanced against the public’s safety during particular times of national unrest. In particular, the unit will focus on the pros and cons behind Abraham Lincoln's suspension of the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War.

Stange LP_HABEAS CORPUS.pdf — PDF document, 71Kb