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\nThe Supreme Court: The Judicial Power of the United States\n

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\nStudents learn basic facts about the Supreme Court by examining the United States Constitution and one of the landmark cases decided by that court.\n
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\nExercising Judicial Power\n

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\nWe should all do more exercising, but should the judicial branch as well? High schoolers develop their understanding of what powers the judicial branch carries because of the US Constitution, as well as where their limits lie in the...\n
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\nThe Supreme Court: The Judicial Power of the United States\n

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\nStudents investigate some basic facts about the Supreme Court by examining the United States Constitution and one of the landmark cases decided by that court. The operation of the Supreme Court forms the focus of the lesson.\n
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\nReflections on Judicial Power - Part I\n

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\nStudents research the Constitutional provision for the Judicial branch of government. They examine different U.S. founder's positions on the relative strength of the judicial branch and act as a review court for Marbury vs. Madison.\n
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\nThe Powers of Mom: Understanding the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Power\n

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\nTenth graders examine the powers of each branch of the government. They analyze the causes and effects of relationships within the government. They participate in activities to help them comprehend the material.\n
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\nCourts and Judges\n

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\nIf the Supreme Court is so supreme, why do all cases not just start there? High schoolers learn why every case does not start at the Supreme Court as well as the importance of hierarchy in the US judicial system in the 11th installment...\n
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\nThe House of Representatives\n

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\nThe House of Representatives has a lot of responsibility  in the United States government. But how did it all begin, and why is it the way it is now? A comprehensive lesson answers all of these questions about the US Constitution...\n
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\nArticle III and the Courts\n

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\nWhat's the best way to make sense of the Constitution?  A helpful lesson contains both the text of Article III and annotation of each of its sections, breaking it down into easy-to-understand parts. It also includes links to a...\n
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\nLevels of the Federal Courts\n

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\nThe Supreme Court gets all the glory, but very few federal cases make it to the highest court. An interesting lesson explores the structure of the lower levels of the federal court system. In addition to outlining the organization of...\n
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\nThe U.S. Supreme Court\n

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\nHow do Supreme Court justices determine which cases to consider? What happens when the Supreme Court decides not to take a case?  The lesson explores important questions and others in the field of criminology. It focuses on the...\n
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\nScooting Away from Justice?\n

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\nStudents examine President Bush's July 2007, decision to commute the 30-month sentence of former White House official, I. Lewis 'Scooter' Libby by reading a New York Times article. They scan editorial sources on various sides of the...\n
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\nLaw Day: Constitutional Law Outline\n

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\nStudents receive information about laws. Some of the categories include powers of the federal government, federal powers vs. state powers, and the Bill of Rights. It is in an outline form that looks like the student follows along with...\n
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\nThe Constitution\n

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\nEighth graders watch as their teacher presents information on the Constitution, government and laws through a PowerPoint presentation. In groups, they discuss the importance of government and laws and identify the main ideas in the...\n
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\nSupreme Court: Practice with Precedents 2010\n

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\nEleventh graders examine the term precedent in the court system.  In this American Government instructional activity, 11th graders research various court cases in history.  Students create a study chart that shows comparisons...\n
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\nAmerica: Influenced by the Enlightenment\n

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\nIn this Enlightenment influence study guide worksheet, pupils read 5 quotes from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution and then respond to 5 reflection questions.\n
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\nHow Government Works and the Rights of the People\n

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\nEighth graders identify how to be responsible citizens. In this civics lesson plan, 8th graders review websites of congressional members and then create questionnaires about the responsibilities of citizens.\n
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\nConstitutional Issues: Separation of Powers\n

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\nStudents discribe the principle and the history of separation of powers.\n
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\nAmerica Influenced by the Enlightenment\n

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\nIn this influence of the Enlightenment on America study guide worksheet, students read the notes provided and add notes of their own regarding the frameworks for the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution.\n
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\nFind Law: Article Iii: Judicial Power\n

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\nAnnotations to Article III on the characteristics and attributes of judicial power as related to specific Supreme Court decisions. The author distinguishes between judicial power and jurisdiction.\n
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\nNeh: Edsit Ement: The Supreme Court: The Judicial Power of the United States\n

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\nIn this lesson plan, middle schoolers will consider \"The Supreme Court: The Judicial Power of the United States.\" The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.\n
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\n60 Second Civics:the Three Branches of Government: Judges and Judicial Power\n

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\n60 Second Civics: The Anti Federalists Part 11: Executive and Judicial Power\n

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\nThe Anti-Federalists believed that the executive and judicial branches would have too much power under the proposed Constitution.\n
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\n60 Second Civics:administrative Agencies Pt.6:quasi Legislative, Judicial Powers\n

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\nCongress delegates some of its lawmaking powers to the adminstrative units that apply them, which frequently means they must be re-interpreted in the context of an unforeseen situation.\n
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\n60 Second Civics: Administrative Agencies Pt. 7: The Internal Revenue Service\n

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\nThe Internal Revenue Service is one agency that has quasi-legislative and quasi-judicial powers. It is responsible for making and enforcing rules governing the collection of taxes.\n
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