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Supreme Court Decisions and Their Effect On Us Lesson Plan

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Supreme Court Decisions and Their Effect On Us

Consider 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 changed due to specific Supreme Court cases.

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Research, the supreme court, the judicial branch, constitutional rights, the united states constitution, constitutional amendments, laws

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11th - 12th

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