Radical Civics Class at The Farm School
taught by Alan Graf, civil rights lawyer
The Farm School is located in Summertown, TN at The Farm Community
Peter Kindfield Principal
Phone number 931-964-2325 for more information and enrollment
Midterm Final Examination with answers: resources/Radical Civics Midterm final.pdf
Final Examination for Radical Civics: resources/Radical Civics Final.pdf
Answers to Final Examination for Radical Civics: resources/radical civics answers to final.pdf
Below are videos of each class and the materials associated with each class.
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Class Syllabus (PDF Format)
1st Class (August 22nd, 2007)
Animals and Humans
Needs and Rights
The Nature of Humanity
Property
Reading Materials:
Video:
2nd Class (August 29, 2007)
Reading Materials:
Recap of First Class: Needs, Rights and the Nature of Humans
Native American Haudenosuanee Approach to the Natural Law
Guest teacher Mark Madrid, Muskogee Indian Activist
Video
Bibliography for Class I and II
The Selected Political Writings of John Locke, edited by Paul E. Sigmund
Basic Call to Consciousness, Preamble Chief Oren Lyons, edited by Akwesasne Notes
Walden, Henry David Thoreau
Voice of the Indigenous Peoples, Native People Address the United Nations
The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx and Frederick Engels
Indian Roots of American Democracy, Edited by Jose Barreiro
On the Social Contract, Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Existentialism is Humanism, Jean-Paul Sartre
Roots of the Iroquois, Tehanetorens
Legends of the Iroquois
Wampum Belts of the Iroquois, Tehanetorens
White Roots of Peace, Paul Wallace
Sisters in Spirit, Sally Roesch Wagner
Class III
The Tao and Native American Influence in Government
The Reality Show--Students attempt to form government
in the absence of the adults
Class IV The United States Constitution-Part I, states rights, balance of power
power corrupts absolutely
The United States Constitution Part II--Habeas corpus, bills of Attainder, Ex post facto Laws and term limits
Class V
The First Amendment---Free Speech and Police Brutality
Petitioning the Government
Class VI
Animal Farm-Power Corrupts
Limits on Free Speech
Class VII
Freedom of Religion and Freedom from Religion
Class VIII--Freedom of the Press
Class IX-A--Be the Press--Learn to Publish on Indymedia
Class IX--Cracks in the Constitution or why George Bush has Proven the Constitution to be a Flawed Document
Class X--Activism
We visit with Code Pink National Coordinator, Rae Abileah
who gives us a hands on lesson in activism and a recipe for changing the world
Part II with Rae Abileah of Code Pink
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Class XI The Fourth Amendment (and a little on the Second)
We start looking at the Fourth Amendment. Can the police come into your house uninvited?
Class XI Part II
Car stops, Probable Cause and Reasonable Suspicion
Semester II
Torts, Crimes and Breach of Contract
Torts, Crimes and Breach of Contract Part 2
Crimes Right and Wrong Part I
Crimes Right and Wrong Part II
Ethics with guest teacher Neal Bloomfield
Ethics part 1
Ethics part 2
History of Government on The Farm Community in Summertown, TN--Part I
History of Government on The Farm Community in Summertown, TN--Part II
Criminal Trials--the Complaint and investigation
Against Alan Graf--Part I
The Criminal Trial Against Alan Graf (Civics Teacher)
at the Farm School--Part II
Civil Suits Part I--The Case Against Mirabilis
Civil Suits Part 2--The Case Against Mirabilis
Radical Civics Final Review Class Part I
Radical Civics Final Review Class Part II