{"results":"
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n11\nItems in Unit\n\n
\n
\n
\n\"Looking\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nLesson Planet Curated\n
\n

\nLooking Back Reaching Forward: Exploring the Promise of Brown v. Board of Education in Contemporary Times\n

\n
\n\nFor Teachers\n\n9th - 12th\n\nStandards\n
\n
\n
\nA six-lesson unit commemorates the historic Supreme Court decision Brown V. Board of Education. High schoolers discuss key elements of the decision and examine documents detailing the history of school desegregation and the conditions...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Lesson Plan
\n
\n
\n
\n\"American\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nCurated OER\n
\n

\nAmerican History Through the Len of the Supreme Court Decisions\n

\n
\n\nFor Teachers\n\n10th - 11th\n
\n
\n
\nStudents examine the historical background of Supreme Court decisions and the basic principles behind legislation. As part of the lesson, students discover legal concepts and terms and write sentences using the vocabulary they have...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Instructional Video4:42
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1\n\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
\n\"Article\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nNational Constitution Center\n
\n

\nArticle III: Justice Breyer on the Supreme Court\n

\n
\n\nFor Students\n\n7th - 12th\n\nStandards\n
\n
\n
\nAfter oral arguments and the lawyers go home, what actually happens in the Supreme Court? Justice Stephen Breyer describes how members of the court discuss cases and write opinions behind the scenes. Though their discussions involve...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Worksheet
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Analysis\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nCity University of New York\n
\n

\nAnalysis Worksheet: The Supreme Court Declares that the Constitution Does Not Protect Women's Right to Vote\n

\n
\n\nFor Students\n\n9th - 12th\n
\n
\n
\nIn this voting rights worksheet, students read instructor-assigned pages about the Supreme Court decision that women did not have the right to vote and then respond to 3 short answer questions. \n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Lesson Plan
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Oyez!\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nNational Endowment for the Humanities\n
\n

\nOyez! Oyez! Oyez!: Simulating the Supreme Court\n

\n
\n\nFor Teachers\n\n9th - 12th\n\nStandards\n
\n
\n
\nStudents have freedom of speech—or do they? Using an actual court case and research materials on the Supreme Court, young legal scholars examine the Supreme Court's role and history. Then, they argue a case the court declined to hear and...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Lesson Plan
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Supreme\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nCurated OER\n
\n

\nSupreme Court Decisions and Their Effect On Us\n

\n
\n\nFor Teachers\n\n11th - 12th\n
\n
\n
\nConsider five Supreme Court cases and how their outcomes have directly affected the American population. Government students research and compose a 1-2 page pager outlining the examples of our daily life that have specifically been...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Lesson Plan
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Supreme\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nCurated OER\n
\n

\nSupreme Court Decisions on Freedom of Religion\n

\n
\n\nFor Teachers\n\n11th\n\nStandards\n
\n
\n
\nWhat does freedom of religion mean? Analyze a series of Supreme Court cases where the First Amendment right to freedom of religion was put to the test. They discuss the cases' outcomes and argue whether the right decision was made....\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Lesson Plan
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1\n\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
\n\"Mini\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\niCivics\n
\n

\nMini Lesson: Supreme Court Opinions\n

\n
\n\nFor Teachers\n\n9th - 12th\n\nStandards\n
\n
\n
\nThe court of last resort. Historians research, using current cases and issues, the impact the Supreme Court of the United States has on how our nation operates. They analyze recent decisions made by the nine judges and determine how the...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Lesson Plan
\n
\n
\n
\n\"The\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nPBS\n
\n

\nThe Supreme Court: The Importance of Precedent in the Decisions of the Supreme Court\n

\n
\n\nFor Teachers\n\n9th - 12th\n\nStandards\n
\n
\n
\nPeople often hear the words precedent and Supreme Court together, but why? A resource on the Supreme Court includes a variety of discussion questions, handouts that guide young historians, a video about Nixon and the court system, and...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Lesson Plan
\n
\n
\n
\n\"The\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nCurated OER\n
\n

\nThe Bill of Rights\n

\n
\n\nFor Teachers\n\n9th - 12th\n
\n
\n
\nIn groups, learners review one of four selected Supreme Court cases. The whole class watches a video introducing the four cases, and then small groups dive into Internet research in an attempt to write a two-paragraph summary of the...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Graphic
\n
\n
\n
\n\"How\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nUSA.gov\n
\n

\nHow The Supreme Court Works\n

\n
\n\nFor Students\n\n7th - 12th\n\nStandards\n
\n
\n
\nJust how does a case come before the highest court in the land? A graphic flow chart unpacks how plaintiffs come before the Supreme Court. Graphics include background on the nine justices and just how many cases they actually hear each...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Lesson Plan
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1\n\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
\n\"Supreme\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nSchool Improvement in Maryland\n
\n

\nSupreme Court Case Overview I\n

\n
\n\nFor Teachers\n\n9th - 12th\n
\n
\n
\nAs part of a study of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, class members examine four Supreme Court decisions—Gitlow v. New York, Mapp v. Ohio, Gideon v. Wainwright, and Griswold v. Connecticut—that incorporated the due...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Instructional Video4:25
\n
\n
\n
\n\"How\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nTED-Ed\n
\n

\nHow Do US Supreme Court Justices Get Appointed?\n

\n
\n\nFor Students\n\n7th - 12th\n
\n
\n
\nNomination, approval, and appointment—these are the three major steps in becoming a Supreme Court justice. But the process is much more meticulous than that. View a video that explains the rigorous process a person must endure...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Instructional Video7:06
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1\n\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
\n\"Should\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nPBS\n
\n

\nShould Supreme Court Justices Be Elected by the People? | America From Scratch\n

\n
\n\nFor Students\n\n7th - 12th\n\nStandards\n
\n
\n
\nPoliticians in robes! While judges in the United States can be appointed by an elected official or directly elected by the people. Supreme Court justices, however, are appointed by the President. But should they be? That is the question...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Lesson Plan
\n
\n
\n
\n\"The\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nNational Woman's History Museum\n
\n

\nThe Supreme Court and the Lives of American Women 1908-2005\n

\n
\n\nFor Teachers\n\n11th - 12th\n\nStandards\n
\n
\n
\nWhile Roe v. Wade and the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment often get top billing in women's history, other lesser-known laws impact their daily lives. Pupils research cases such as Planned Parenthood v. Casey and use a jigsaw model to...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Lesson Plan
\n
\n
\n
\n\"The\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nCurated OER\n
\n

\nThe Supreme Court and the Fourteenth Amendment\n

\n
\n\nFor Teachers\n\n9th - 12th\n
\n
\n
\nStudents examine the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment. In this Reconstruction Era instructional activity, students read and analyze 4 Supreme Court decisions regarding the Fourteenth Amendment and determine how the decisions...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Lesson Plan
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Will\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nCurated OER\n
\n

\nWill the Supreme Court Vouch for Vouchers?\n

\n
\n\nFor Teachers\n\n6th - 12th\n
\n
\n
\nStudents investigate past Supreme Court decisions that have centered on education issues and assess the ways in which those decisions have impacted American education. They consider the controversies surrounding the issue of school...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Instructional Video1:32
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1\n\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
\n\"Supreme\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nNational Constitution Center\n
\n

\nSupreme Court Spotlight: Dred Scott v. Sandford\n

\n
\n\nFor Students\n\n7th - 12th\n\nStandards\n
\n
\n
\nLife was precarious for free and enslaved African Americans, as demonstrated by the tragic Dred Scott decision. The Supreme Court case not only denied an enslaved man's petition for freedom, but also claimed that African Americans—free...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Lesson Plan
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Supreme\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nCurated OER\n
\n

\nSupreme Court Case Study: District of Columbia Vs Heller\n

\n
\n\nFor Teachers\n\n10th - 12th\n
\n
\n
\nExamine the Supreme Court case, District of Columbia vs Heller, to build a better understanding of the Bill of Rights. Learners visit three different websites, read the provided informational text, and then answer a series of critical...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Primary
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Dred\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nCornell College\n
\n

\nDred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court Decision\n

\n
\n\nFor Students\n\n8th - 12th\n\nStandards\n
\n
\n
\nDred Scott was a harbinger of the Civil War. An enslaved man claimed freedom because his owner had taken him into free territory. Not only did the Supreme Court rule that Dred Scott and his wife were to remain enslaved, but it also ruled...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Instructional Video4:54
\n
\n
\n
\n\"The\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nPBS\n
\n

\nThe Supreme Court: Minersville School District v. Gobitis\n

\n
\n\nFor Students\n\n9th - 12th\n\nStandards\n
\n
\n
\nDid you know that the Supreme Court has the power to reverse lower court rulings? Class members watch a video, engage in discussion, and read background material for more information about Minersville School District v....\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Interactive
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Supreme\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\niCivics\n
\n

\nSupreme Decision\n

\n
\n\nFor Students\n\n6th - 12th\n\nStandards\n
\n
\n
\nIs the right to wear a band t-shirt included in our freedom of speech? Budding historians consider the question by using a video game. After a brief animated video, users drop in and listen to Supreme Court justices as they debate the...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Lesson Plan
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Franklin\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nCenter for History Education\n
\n

\nFranklin Roosevelt's Proposal for Reforming the Supreme Court: 168 Days of National Debate\n

\n
\n\nFor Teachers\n\n9th - 12th\n\nStandards\n
\n
\n
\nWas it overreach or wise executive functioning? Scholars have long debated Franklin Roosevelt's court-packing scheme when he attempted to stack the court with justices friendlier to his New Deal measures. Now, learners pick up the...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Lesson Plan
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Searching\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nCurated OER\n
\n

\nSearching for Answers\n

\n
\n\nFor Teachers\n\n6th - 12th\n
\n
\n
\nHow does a judge in the federal judicial court decide on a verdict? Give your middle and high schoolers a better idea of how final decisions are made in the judicial system. Then split your class into four groups, assigning each group a...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n","pagination":"
\n
\n
\n"}