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With Liberty and Justice for All Lesson Plan

With Liberty and Justice for All Lesson Plan

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Students examine the role of Supreme Court justices. In this judicial branch lesson, students consider the civil rights and civil liberties as they investigate Minersville School District v. Gobitis (1940) and West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943).

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civil rights, human rights, civics, the supreme court, the judicial branch, the three branches of government

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civil liberties, indvidual rights, judicial branch, supreme court, social studies

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9th - 12th

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Social Studies & History

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