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The Judiciary Act of 1789
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The purpose of this lesson is to teach students about the significance of the Judiciary Act of 1789 in establishing a federal judiciary, and the power of judicial review as outlined by the landmark U.S. Supreme Court Case, Marbury v. Madison (1803). By the conclusion of this lesson, students will understand the key provisions of the Judiciary Act of 1789 and the structure of the federal judiciary, as well as the power of judicial review.

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History
Social Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
ConSource
Date Added:
07/22/2024
A Jury of Your Peers
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In this lesson, students learn about the Sixth Amendment's guarantee of the right to a trial by an impartial jury chosen from a cross-section of the community. Students explore how this right has not always been protected when potential jurors were excluded because of their race, ethnicity, and gender. Access to this resource requires a free educator login.

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History
Social Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Teach Democracy
Date Added:
07/22/2024
Katzenbach v. Morgan: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
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In Katzenbach v. Morgan (1966), the United States Supreme Court ruled that Congress had not exceeded its authority when crafting Section 4(e) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which extended voting rights to a group of voters who had been turned away at the polls because they could not pass literacy tests. The case hinged on the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Enforcement Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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Social Science
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Reading
Provider:
ThoughtCo
Provider Set:
Constitution
Date Added:
07/22/2024
Katz v. United States: Supreme Court Case, Arguments, Impact
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Katz v. United States (1967) asked the Supreme Court to decide whether wiretapping a public phone booth requires a search warrant. The Court found that an average person has an expectation of privacy while making a call in a public phone booth. As a result, agents violated the Fourth Amendment when they used electronic surveillance to listen in on a suspect without a warrant.

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Social Science
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Reading
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ThoughtCo
Provider Set:
Constitution
Date Added:
07/22/2024
Key Constitutional Concepts: Creating a Constitution - Lesson Plan
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Jury Service: Our Duty and Privilege as Citizens Very detailed Lesson plan by Annenberg with worksheets, videos, role plays can be condensed, could use bits and pieces of this as time and interest allows. Weakness: some activities are aimed more for the middle school crowd.

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Social Science
Material Type:
Lesson
Provider:
Annenberg Classroom
Date Added:
07/22/2024
Key Figures Who Worked to End Slavery
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This is an activity where students are required to match the photograph of a famous abolitionist with a description of his or her accomplishments. Students learn about abolition and steps that were taken to end slavery.

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Social Science
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Primary Source
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National Archives
Date Added:
07/22/2024
Keynesian cross
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Analyzing planned expenditures versus actual output using the Keynesian Cross. Created by Sal Khan.

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Economics
Social Science
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Lesson
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Khan Academy
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Khan Academy
Author:
Sal Khan
Date Added:
07/27/2021
Korematsu v. United States (1944): Japanese American Internment During World War II was Constitutional
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The federal Appeals Court agreed with the government. Korematsu appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court agreed with government and stated that the need to protect the country was a greater priority than the individual rights of the people of Japanese descent forced into internment camps. This resource includes teacher materials, guides, and activities for teaching about this Supreme Court case.

Subject:
Social Science
Material Type:
Unit of Study
Provider:
Landmark Cases
Date Added:
07/22/2024
LIVE! from History: An Evening with the Presidents
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Can’t make it in-person? Join our special livestream of the Sunday presentation of "An Evening with the Presidents.” Join Washington, Jefferson, and Madison this President’s Day weekend for a special LIVE! from History online evening event. The Presidents will explore how their administrations navigated party, faction, and the extensive differences that challenged America during their times. Recognizing that throughout our history, the United States has been a nation divided politically with different opinions and points of view. This was as much the case in our infancy as it is today. Hosted by Barbara Hamm Lee.

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Social Science
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Activity/Lab
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Colonial Williamsburg
Date Added:
07/22/2024
LIVE from History: George Mason
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Join George Mason, author of the first draft of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, on May 27, 1776. Hear about its creation, his opinion on the necessity of a bill of a rights, and the debate that ensued.

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Social Science
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Activity/Lab
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Colonial Williamsburg
Date Added:
07/22/2024
LIVE from History: James Lafayette
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After spying for the Marquis de Lafayette, James was not given his freedom and continued to fight for years after to gain it. He fought for even longer to ensure the freedom of his family. Looking back on his life, James Lafayette talks on the challenges he faced being a newly freed Black man in a lawfully unequal society.

Subject:
Social Science
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Activity/Lab
Provider:
Colonial Williamsburg
Date Added:
07/22/2024
LIVE from History: Myrtilla
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Meet Myrtilla, an enslaved mother and houseservant owned by Thomas Everard. She has lived in Williamsburg all her life and seen many changes take place throughout the city, including whispers of revolution. Come hear her perspective on the what has happened and what the Declaration of Independence means for herself, her children, and others in her condition.

Subject:
Social Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Colonial Williamsburg
Date Added:
07/22/2024