This resource informs students about the Supreme Court case, Marbury v. Madison. This landmark Supreme Court case originated over a controversy regarding Presidential appointments, but ultimately focused on the constitutionality of an act of Congress.

Students consider the implications of the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment by learning about the landmark Supreme Court case Marsh v. Chambers.

In this lesson, students use secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case McDonald v. Chicago and the 2nd amendment to answer analysis questions about the case. There is an extension activity at the end of the lesson.

In this lesson, students use secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Minersville School District v. Gobitis and religious freedom. Students then answer analysis questions about the case.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona and the fifth amendment. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key included in the lesson.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Morse v. Frederick and the 1st amendment. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key included in the lesson.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case New Jersey v. T.L.O. and the 4th amendment. Students then answer analysis questions about the case.

This article reviews important Supreme Court precedents in four areas: prayers in public schools, abortion, the exclusionary rule, and affirmative action. Following a discussion of precedents in each area, a general constitutional question is then presented to form the basis for a moot Supreme Court hearing to be conducted by the class.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case New York Times v. The United States and freedom of the press. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key included in the lesson.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Owasso v. Falvo and the 10th amendment. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key included in the lesson.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Pottawatomie v. Earls and the 4th amendment. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key included in the lesson.

In this lesson, students study primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade and right to privacy. Students then answer analysis questions about the case.

Students explore the rule of law in American democracy and its impact on every individual. Through class discussion and role play, student gain an understanding of what the rule of law means in terms of American government, the functions laws play in our society, and the role all citizens and community members, from a student to the President, play in adhering to and upholding the rule of law.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Schenck v. Pro-choice Network and the 1st amendment. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key included in the lesson.

Students consider how different societies define freedom of expression, analyze historical sources that reveal contrasting views on freedom of expression in the case of Skokie, Illinois, where a Nazi group attempted to demonstrate in the 1970s, and explore the recent free speech controversy in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks.

In this activity, students develop Common Core reading skills (eg. citing textual evidence, determining the central ideas, and determining meaning of words and phrases) through a study of the history of the second amendment to the U.S. Constitution and its significance today. First, students work independently, with some class discussion, to complete a close reading of the second amendment text and related primary and secondary documents. Then, students work in groups to prepare a presidential candidate for a debate in which he/she must defend a particular position, or claim, about the meaning of the second amendment and constitutionality of gun regulation.

A interactive timeline which students can use to explore the history and significance of the Supreme Court.

In this lesson, students research recent US Supreme Court cases and analyze their impact on rights of citizens.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Taylor v. Louisiana and the 6th and 14th amendments. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key included in the lesson.

In this lesson, students read about the Supreme Court case Texas v. Johnson and the 1st amendment. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key included in the lesson.