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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Jury System

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students analyze Article III and the Seventh Amendment. In this US Justice lesson plan, students research the US jury system and complete a Student Jury questionnaire. Students will discuss the impact the implementation of the Jury...
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Primary
US National Archives

Our Documents: The Federal Judiciary Act

For Students 9th - 10th
An online resource on the Federal Judiciary Act that provides an explanation of the Act, an image of the document itself, and the text.
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Unit Plan
National Constitution Center

National Constitution Center: Interactive Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a wonderful way to explore the US Constitution. The actual text of the Constitution comes first, then an excellent explanation of the text follows. In addition, most of the Amendments have essays by scholars on opposing sides of...
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Activity
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: Article Iii: Judicial Power

For Students 9th - 10th
Annotations to Article III on the characteristics and attributes of judicial power as related to specific Supreme Court decisions. The author distinguishes between judicial power and jurisdiction.
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Handout
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: Article Iii: Organizations of Court, Tenure, & Compensation

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource covers Article III, Section 1, which focuses on the judicial branch of the United States government.
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Activity
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: Article Iii: Federal State Courts Relations

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource shows the relationship between the Federal and State Courts as stated in Article III of the U.S. Constitution. This annotated text details issues like problems raised by concurrency, autonomy of state courts, and rules of...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Legitimacy of the Judicial Branch

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions over the legitimacy of the judicial branch. These questions are intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the...
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Lesson Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Legitimacy of the Judicial Branch: Lesson Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson overview from Khan Academy discusses the legitimacy of the judicial branch. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the AP Government course.
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Primary
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Federalist No. 78

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from Khan Academy includes the full text of Alexander Hamilton's Federalist No. 78, one of the Federalist Papers. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Judicial Branch: Advanced

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from Khan Academy provides advanced-level practice questions over the judicial branch. These questions are intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the AP...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Judicial Branch: Foundational

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from Khan Academy provides foundational-level practice questions over the judicial branch. These questions are intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the...
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: u.s. Constitution and Organization of the National Government

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the structure of the U.S. Constitution and the thoughts of the framers behind the formation of each branch.
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: The Constitution in Action: Article Iii (Lab Team 4)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity students will analyze the Opinion of the Court by Chief Justice Earl Warren in the Case of Miranda v. Arizona and identify how the document demonstrates content contained within Article III of the Constitution in action.
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Activity
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Article Iii: Annotations

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource discusses both the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and the appellate jurisdiction of the lower federal courts. There are hypertext links to related materials.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: Government and Constitution: Article 3 of the Us Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
Article 3 of the US Constitution establishes the Judicial Branch (the system of courts and judges), judicial powers, and the crime of treason.