How It Works
2 CEUs, equivalent to 20 Contact Hours/PDUs
Examine the Bill of Rights through a modern lens. After an initial overview of all ten amendments and the background of their origin, students will dive deeply into the subset of amendments that play the most significant role and inspire the most controversy in the modern world.
Course Dates:
Self-paced - open for registration NOW
Cost:
$499
Duration:
5 weeks
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Clayton Trutor, PhD
Clayton Trutor holds a PhD in US History from Boston College. A native Vermonter, he has taught at Norwich for two years. He is a past fellow of the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy and a reader for the AP US History Exam. Clayton is the author of Loserville: How Professional Sports Remade Atlanta and Atlanta Remade Professional Sports (University of Nebraska Press, 2021) and a frequent contributor to Publisher's Weekly, The New Criterion, Reason, and SB Nation.
THE CURRICULUM
The Bill of Rights in the 21st Century
To develop a full picture and complex understanding of the Bill of Rights, you’ll look at each amendment from various perspectives. Once you broadly survey the entire Bill of Rights, you’ll spend weeks two through five delving deeper into the nuances of four specific amendments: the right to bear arms, capital punishment, the prohibition of unreasonable search and seizure, and the First Amendment’s protection of religion and speech.
Topics Include:
- The legal, theoretical, and historical context surrounding each amendment
- The impact of the military and politics on the Bill of Rights
- How new technology and trends affect our collective outlook
- How to brief a case to better understand a law
Who Should Register:
- History buffs or anyone excited to dive deep into the details of a specific historical events
- Teachers of history, government, social studies, or politics to enhance knowledge and earn professional development hours and CEUs for annual teaching license renewal
Learning Format
We provide a more interactive and visually engaging learning experience than you’ll find in many online course environments.
The format of this class is fully online, instructor-led, pass/no pass, and can be taken as part of the certificate or independently. Certificate courses can be taken in any order unless otherwise noted. Designed by an expert team of military historians and learning experience designers.
Industry Experts
You'll experience optional live sessions with your instructor and other experts and have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss the subject.
Active Learning
Learn content deeply through varied case studies, topical readings, infographics and other visuals, and hands-on exercises.
Engaged Classrooms
Build your knowledge repository with weekly quizzes, open group discussions, and even the occasional debate.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED
The Bill of Rights in the 21st Century
Devote 6-8 hours/week
Apply knowledge to your real life
DO THE EXTRA WORK WHEN YOU CAN
Be prepared to learn from each other
