From the Book - Rev. 07/10.
Citizenship in America: rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens. Rights of a citizen ; Responsibilities of a citizen
Patriotic anthems and symbols of the United States. The star-spangled banner (1814) ; America the beautiful (1893) ; God bless America (1938) ; I hear America singing (1860) ; Concord hymn (1837) ; The new Colossus (1883) ; Flag of the United States of America ; Pledge of allegiance ; Great seal of the United States ; Motto of the United States
Presidential and historical speeches. Farewell address [by] George Washington (1796) ; First inaugural address [by] Abraham Lincoln (1861) ; Gettysburg address [by] Abraham Lincoln (1863) ; The four freedoms [by] Franklin D. Roosevelt (1941) ; Inaugural address [by] John F. Kennedy (1961) ; I have a dream [by] Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963) ; Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate [by] Ronald Reagan (1987)
Fundamental documents of American democracy. The Mayflower Compact (1620) ; The Declaration of Independence (1776) ; The Federalist Papers (1787-1788) ; The Constitution of the United States (1787) ; The Bill of Rights (1791) ; Emancipation Proclamation (1863)
Landmark decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court. Marbury v. Madison (1803): John Marshall, delivering the opinion of the Court ; Plessy v. Ferguson (1896): John Marshall Harlan, delivering the dissenting opinion of the Court ; West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943): Robert Jackson, delivering the opinion of the Court ; Brown v. Board of Education (1954): Earl Warren, delivering the opinion of the Court
Presidential statements on citizenship and immigration
Prominent foreign-born Americans.
