What Went Wrong at Waco?
Learning Goal Through viewing, students will be able to identify where and how the government, while enforcing the law, both violated and protected citizens’ rights. Preparation Provide each student with a copy of the Constitution and the amendments and ask them to identify which areas were affected by the incident at Waco. (You may want to prompt them to examine which aspects of the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th amendments were relevant.) Facilitate a pre-viewing discussion so that students become fully aware of the relevant issues and are prepared to “actively” view the program. Instructions • Divide the class in half. While watching the video, have one half write down incidents where they see examples of the government protecting citizens’ rights while enforcing the law and the other half write down incidents of the government violating citizens’ rights while enforcing the law. • Show the video in segments pausing periodically for students to write their notes. • Divide each half of the cl
