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Article III and the Courts

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What's the best way to make sense of the Constitution? A helpful lesson contains both the text of Article III and annotation of each of its sections, breaking it down into easy-to-understand parts. It also includes links to a glossary of definitions of potentially challenging terms such as jurisdiction, original jurisdiction, and appellate jurisdiction—terms that are essential in the field of criminology.

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Concepts

constitutional law, the judicial branch, the judicial system, courts, the united states constitution, the supreme court, judicial review, constitution day, criminology, the federal court system, the federal government, judges, treason, impeachment, the separation of powers, checks and balances

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

Assign as a guided reading of Article III of the Constitution
Present as an interactive lecture on Article III in a 1:1 classroom

Classroom Considerations

One part of a series of five lessons called the Role of the Federal Courts; effective to use on its own or in combination with the other lessons
Geared toward a higher reading level, especially if assigning as independent work

Pros

The interactive quiz is a fairly simple, but effective, five-question review of Article III of the Constitution
Highlighted key terms link to a glossary of definitions

Cons

The font size is small and navigation is not always clear

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