The role of the judicial branch has far reaches into American life. Learners consider its uses with a reading on the branch and a structured conversation on the topic. Together, they work to root their contributions to the discussion in the text, sharpening other important group skills.

Concepts

due process, judicial review, the judicial branch, the judicial system, group discussions

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the reading on the role of judiciary and an article about a court case to discuss its role in American society
• Find another reading and adapt the civil conversation model to it

Classroom Considerations

• Part of a series of Civil Conversation activities from the CRF

Pros

• Topic is easy to integrate into a variety of units of instruction
• Civil Conversation model is adaptable to other topics

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.1.a SL.9-10.1.c SL.9-10.1.d