The Supreme Court is set up to practice a concept known as Judicial Review. Scholars investigate the structure of the court system in the United States government and politics. They use a short video, the 19th of a 50-part unit, to analyze how a case ultimately ends up in a federal court or even the Supreme Court. 

Concepts

courts, the united states government, american politics, the supreme court

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Role play a Supreme Court hearing using a real case and arguments
• Extend lesson with research on the current Supreme Court and cases on their docket

Classroom Considerations

• Video clip is less than 10 minutes in length

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Lesson includes a Thought Bubble animating the concept for visual learners 
• Resource introduces several different courts and primary source information for learning 

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3