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Bell Ringer: The Power of the Supreme Court to Check the President Instructional VideoBell Ringer: The Power of the Supreme Court to Check the President Instructional Video
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C-SPAN
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
1:22
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Duration
45 mins
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Collaborative Learning
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Year
2020
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Bell Ringer: The Power of the Supreme Court to Check the President

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Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer is considered to be one of the Supreme Court's landmark cases because it demonstrated the checks and balances inherent in the three branches of the United States government. A short video sets the stage for a lesson about the power of the Supreme Court to check the power of the president.

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checks and balances, the three branches of government, the executive branch, the legislative branch, the supreme court, supreme court justices, harry s. truman, the presidency of harry s. truman, governments, government systems, the united states government, the united states

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social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • If class members do not have computers with internet access, download, copy and distribute the worksheet
  • Have groups research more current cases where the Supreme Court overturned a proposal of the President

Classroom Considerations

  • Presumes class members have an understanding of the checks and balances provided by the three branches of government
  • Part of the C-Span Bell Ringer series

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