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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAn Independent Judiciary
Grades: 7 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsOne hundred years ago, a spirit of reform swept America. Led by the progressives, people who believed in clean government and th...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkVoters and Judges
Grades: 7 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsWhen trial judges preside over lawsuits and criminal trials, they make many legal rulings: Should this evidence be admitted? Sho...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCitizenship & Participation
Grades: 4 to 9Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Civics(Create account to access) Students will learn what it means to be a U.S. citizen and how citizenship is obtained. They will com...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLandmark Library
Grades: 7 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Civics(Create account to access) This library of mini-lessons targets a variety of landmark cases from the United States Supreme Court...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMcCulloch v. Maryland
Grades: 8 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Civics(Create account to access) Students learn about the landmark case McCulloch v. Maryland, in which the Supreme Court clarified wh...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkJudges: Playing Fair
Grades: 7 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Civics(Create account to access) This mini-lesson takes a look at the role of fair and impartial courts in American life. Students lea...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe "Supreme" in Supreme Decision
Grades: 7 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Civics(Create account to access) After playing Supreme Decision (http://icivics.org/games/supreme-decision) with your class, use this...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkJames Bond in a Honda: Trial Simulation Lesson
Grades: 7 to 11Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Civics(Create account to access) Students participate in a scripted fictional trial based on a real case in which the producers of Jam...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTrial Court "Go Fish"
Grades: 6 to 9Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Civics(Create account to access) Here, iCivics presents a judicial variation of the classic card game "Go Fish!" Students use a write-...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUnderstanding Procedural Justice
Grades: 4 to 7Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsObjectives: Students will analyze the concept of procedural justice by: identifying in a play the unfair decisions by the ruler...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMini Mock Trial
Grades: 6 to 9Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsMini-Mock Trials are shorter versions of mock trial, taking an average of 2-3 hours. They are helpful for teaching about trial p...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Courts – Elementary Level Making an Appeal
Grades: 3 to 6Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsObjectives: Students will be able to argue an appellate case. Students will analyze public policy conflicts. ...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTeaching Strategies for Civics, Law and Government Education
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Branches of Government, United States History, CivicsInstructions including student handouts for the most often used engaging strategies in civics, government, and law education. In...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSpotlighting the First Amendment with a 5-Step Teaching Strategy
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsI am a San Marino High School (CA) social studies teacher who tells the students enrolled in my U.S. Government class that with ...Contributor: Los Angeles County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkScottsboro Trial
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsIn this lesson, students will read about and discuss the Scottsboro Trials from the 1930s. This miscarriage of justice clearly d...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTeaching About Due Process and the Law
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsIn this lesson, students will be presented with various cases of discrimination. They will identify the discriminatory practice,...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSalem Witch Trials
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsThis lesson centers around a short play in which the accused person is given an obviously unfair trial. Students are asked to di...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTeen Curfew
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsIn this lesson, students will consider a proposed teen curfew law in a mock city council session. The class is divided into grou...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBrown v. Board of Education Word Puzzle
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsLearn about a landmark Supreme Court ruling with this word puzzle. In 1954, the court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that ...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWe the Civics Kids Lesson 4: Principles of Justice and the Role of the Judiciary
Grades: 1 to 4Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsLesson four focuses on the principles of justice and the role of the judiciary. By following a young girl as she tries to recove...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0