Curated OER
Supreme Court: Practice with Precedents 2010
Eleventh graders examine the term precedent in the court system. For this American Government lesson, 11th graders research various court cases in history. Students create a study chart that shows comparisons of these...
Curated OER
Ch 8 Civics
In this government worksheet, students locate and identify various vocabulary terms related to the government and law. There are fifteen words located in the puzzle.
National Cable Satellite Corporation
C Span Classroom: Interactive Supreme Court Timeline Case Study
For this interactive lesson, students will identify important Supreme Court cases, evaluate their decisions, explain the precedents they established, and analyze their importance to our society today.
iCivics
I Civics: Mini Lesson: Judicial Activism & Restraint
Lesson teaches the judicial philosophies of activism and restraint and also explores criteria through which young scholars can evaluate news-related opinion pieces and practice judging the value of a Supreme Court-related opinion piece...
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American Law 101: Sources of American Law
This website provides a nice overview of the five common sources of American law (common law, statutory law, administrative law, court rules, and constitutional law.
Quia
Quia: Building of the Constitution
Quiz yourself on how well you know the events leading up to writing the United States Constitution.