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Khan Academy: Increased Politicization of the Supreme Court Instructional VideoKhan Academy: Increased Politicization of the Supreme Court Instructional Video
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Khan Academy
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9th - 10th
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Social Studies & History
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Instructional Videos
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Khan Academy: Increased Politicization of the Supreme Court

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This video lesson from Khan Academy shares John Dickerson's views about the importance of the Supreme Court today. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the AP Government course.

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the judicial branch

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judicial branch, checks on the judicial branch, increased politicization of the supreme court, interactions among branches of government, khan academy, supreme court, us government and civics, federal judicial branch

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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