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Supreme Court The Justices Dealing with Segregation

 
The Supreme Court Justices

Brown v. Board of Education
http://brownvboard.org/actvtybk/word.htm
Word search. Find the words listed about the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case of 1954.

Congress and the Courts
http://www.congresslink.org/print_lp_courts.htm
Lesson Plan - Analyze the United States Constitution to discern the relationship between Congress and the federal courts, the attributes deemed important in a judge, and how the courts can influence legislation. You will also apply to principle of judicial review to legislation as they take on the role of a federal judge.

Famous Supreme Court Justices
http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz.cfm?qid=82018&origin=
http://www.funtrivia.com/dir/5845.html

Justices of the Supreme Court are men and women who can change the face of our society with the swoop of a pen. Here are some questions about a few of them.

Here Comes the Judge
http://universe.uiwtx.edu/%7Enewcomb/projects/Venables/
court/Intro.htm

An interactive web-based lesson plan for learning about the Supreme Court, the Justices, and landmark decisions.

The Federal Court System
http://www.glencoe.com/qe/qe54.php?qi=1361&ch=11
Self-check quiz about the federal court system.

The Federal Court System
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/socialstudies/tutor/govciv/
usgov2002/puzzles/usg2002_11.html

Interactive crossword puzzle about the federal court system.

Framework for Democracy - The Judiciary I
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072528796/student_view0/
episode20/multiple_choice_quiz.html

Interactive multiple-choice quiz

Framework for Democracy - The Judiciary I
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072528796/student_view0/
episode20/true_or_false.html

Interactive true or false quiz

Framework for Democracy - The Judiciary II
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072528796/student_view0/
episode21/multiple_choice_quiz.html

Interactive multiple-choice quiz

Framework for Democracy - The Judiciary II
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072528796/student_view0/
episode21/true_or_false.html

Interactive true or false quiz

Judges on Trial - Examining the Selection of Supreme Court Justices
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/
20020408monday.html

Lesson Plan - Investigate how different branches of government affect or aid the appointment of a Supreme Court justice nominee and the responsibilities of a judge.

Judicial Decision: The Citizen Goes to Court
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0072528796/15805/sim17.htm
Simulation - Travel through the Criminal Justice System and discover how certain factors leads to affect your future.

Justice
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/sst/sst104.txt
Lesson Plan - Experience brainstorming and open-ended questioning strategies and research to develop a better understanding of the justice
system.

Justice: A Man’s Title and His "Guiding Light" - A Look Back at the Life and Influence of Justice Harry A. Blackmun
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/
19990305friday.html

Lesson Plan - Reflect on the life of retired Justice Henry A. Blackmun, investigating major court decisions he influenced and understanding the impact of his voice in the Supreme Court on our society today.

Telecommunications: On Common Ground
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072528796/student_view0/
episode21/crossword_puzzle.html#

Interactive crossword puzzle

'A Voice of Moderation and Civility' - A Look Back at Justice Lewis Powell in the Social Studies Classroom
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/
19980826wednesday.html
Lesson Plan - Reflect on the life of retired Justice Lewis Powell, investigating major court decisions he influenced and understanding the impact of his 'voice of moderation and civility to an increasingly polarized (Supreme) court.'

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Thurgood Marshall was the first African-American Supreme Court justice? He was appointed by President Lyndon Johnson in 1967. Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman Supreme Court justice. She was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981.

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