What happened in the Supreme Court case of McCulloch v. Maryland? The resource teaches the specifics of the case with a video and provided discussion questions covering issues such as precedent and the Supreme Court as an equal branch of the government. Pupils also engage in a class activity where they work in groups to contrast and present news stories.

Concepts

mcculloch v. maryland, supreme court cases, supreme court justices, the supreme court, the united states government, american history

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Teach the lesson in a unit on Supreme Court cases
• Flip the class by assigning some of the discussion questions as homework

Classroom Considerations

• Requires some prep work, including printing handouts on different-colored paper, coming up with prompts, and predetermining scholar groups if applicable

Pros

• Provides a guide for answering questions from the video
• Includes an idea for homework to help check for comprehension

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.9-10.7 RH.9-10.8 RH.11-12.7 RH.11-12.8