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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTrial Court "Go Fish"
Grades: 6 to 9Subjects: Civics, History-Social Science, American Democracy(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 / HyperLinkJames Bond in a Honda: Trial Simulation Lesson
Grades: 7 to 11Subjects: Civics, History-Social Science, American Democracy(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 / HyperLinkThe "Supreme" in Supreme Decision
Grades: 7 to 12Subjects: Civics, History-Social Science, American Democracy(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 / HyperLinkJudges: Playing Fair
Grades: 7 to 12Subjects: Civics, History-Social Science, American Democracy(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 / HyperLinkMcCulloch v. Maryland
Grades: 8 to 12Subjects: Civics, History-Social Science, American Democracy(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 / HyperLinkLandmark Library
Grades: 7 to 12Subjects: Civics, History-Social Science, American Democracy(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 / HyperLinkCitizenship & Participation
Grades: 4 to 9Subjects: Civics, History-Social Science, American Democracy(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 / HyperLinkVoters and Judges
Grades: 7 to 12Subjects: Civics, History-Social Science, American DemocracyWhen 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 / HyperLinkAn Independent Judiciary
Grades: 7 to 12Subjects: Civics, History-Social Science, American DemocracyOne 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 / HyperLinkFDR TRIES TO "PACK" THE SUPREME COURT
Grades: 10 to 12Subjects: Civics, History-Social Science, American DemocracyUnlike Congress or the presidency, the Supreme Court is not supposed to be a "political" institution. It must remain neutral in ...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkJohn Peter Zenger and Freedom of the Press
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Civics, History-Social Science, American DemocracyShould someone be prosecuted for criticizing or insulting a government official even if the offending words are the truth? Shoul...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDetaining U.S. Citizens as Enemy Combatants
Grades: 10 to 12Subjects: Civics, History-Social Science, American DemocracyThe war on terror has brought forward many questions of due process. In 2004, the Supreme Court dealt with the case of a U.S. ci...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkJuvenile Justice: What Should We Do With Children Who Break the Law?
Grades: 8 to 12Subjects: Civics, History-Social Science, American DemocracyWhen adults commit a crime, they are tried and, if convicted, punished according to law. But what if a lawbreaker is 15-years-ol...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkArizona v. United States
Grades: 10 to 12Subjects: Civics, History-Social Science, American DemocracyStudents will examine a controversial law passed in the state of Arizona that directs law enforcement officers to investigate su...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSacco and Vanzetti: Were Two Innocent Men Executed?
Grades: 8 to 12Subjects: Civics, History-Social Science, American DemocracyIn 1921, two Italian immigrants were tried and convicted of robbery and murder. Six years later, they were executed. The case of...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Scopes Trial: Who Decides What Gets Taught in the Classroom?
Grades: 8 to 12Subjects: Civics, History-Social Science, American DemocracyOne of the most famous trials in American history took place in a small town in Tennessee in 1925. On trial was a high-school te...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFREE PRESS VS. FAIR TRIAL: THE LINDBERGH BABY KIDNAPPING CASE
Grades: 8 to 12Subjects: Civics, History-Social Science, American DemocracyColonel Charles A. Lindbergh was a genuine American hero. In 1927, Lindbergh captured the public imagination by flying solo from...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLink"We Came to Free the Slaves": John Brown on Trial
Grades: 7 to 12Subjects: Civics, History-Social Science, American DemocracyThroughout American history people have protested and broken the law. Once in court, they often have tried to use their trials t...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMendez v. Westminster: Paving the Way to School Desegregation
Grades: 8 to 12Subjects: Civics, History-Social Science, American DemocracyIn 1947, parents won a federal lawsuit against several California school districts that had segregated Mexican-American schoolch...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMore Monkey Trials: The Evolution Debate Goes Back to Court
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Civics, History-Social Science, American DemocracyThe Scopes trial of 1925 did not end the court battles over teaching evolution. Numerous trials and appeals have taken place. Mo...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0