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The Supreme Court: Define and Classify the Powers Associated with Federalism Lesson PlanThe Supreme Court: Define and Classify the Powers Associated with Federalism Lesson Plan
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PBS
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9th - 12th
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The Supreme Court: Define and Classify the Powers Associated with Federalism

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This The Supreme Court: Define and Classify the Powers Associated with Federalism lesson plan also includes:
  • Marshall's View of Federalism Video
  • Shared Powers Transparency
  • Federalism Classification Activity
  • Federalism Classification Answer Key
  • Articles of Confederation
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Federalism may sound to some like one, big vocabulary word ... but it is much more than that. A short video introduces class members to the powers associated with the Supreme Court and its role in balancing the powers under federalism.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the supreme court, supreme court cases, supreme court justices, federalism

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Assign learners to relate what they learned about federalism to the government system today through a PowerPoint presentation
  • Differentiate for English learners by providing them with fill-in-the-blank notes for the movie

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires some prep work, such as finding a copy of the Articles of Confederation, downloading a QuickTime video, and writing focus statements on the board

Pros

  • Supplies many questions to create an engaged class discussion
  • Provides an answer key to the handout

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.9-10.7 RH.11-12.7

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