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BELLRINGER
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SS.7.C.3.12
Analyze the significance and outcomes of
landmark Supreme Court cases
Landmark Court Cases
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 Landmark – an
important or unique
decision, event, fact,
discovery, etc.
 We are going to learn
about landmark U.S.
Supreme Court cases
 One characteristic of
landmark cases is that
they have had a big
impact on society.
Marbury v. Madison
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 http://escambia.discoveryeducation.com/player/vi
ew/assetGuid/aeb05aaa-b1ce-4a4e-8cb5b3a37eda9a27
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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 http://escambia.discoveryeducation.com/player/vi
ew/assetGuid/21f28ca7-6ea9-458c-9d85e9d4cdc1980c
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Korematsu v. U.S.
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 http://youtu.be/jTvYFVhqm_E
 Stop video at 8 minutes
Brown v. Board
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 http://escambia.discoveryeducation.com/player/vi
ew/assetGuid/219f6782-79c9-41f2-95fa624503f78ad5
Gideon v. Wainwright
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 http://youtu.be/nrcTqx3t8Gg
Miranda v. Arizona
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 http://youtu.be/cSfH9m4w8fE
In re Gault
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 http://youtu.be/9KsYBzkRm6Y
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Tinker v. Des Moines
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 http://youtu.be/SqQvygBVSxA
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U.S. v. Nixon
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 http://youtu.be/oi9306Ya9v8
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Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
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 http://www.uscourts.gov/uscourts/Podcast/Land
marks/mp3/Hazelwood.mp3
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Bush v. Gore
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 http://escambia.discoveryeducation.com/player/vi
ew/assetGuid/aefa03f3-2ec7-4622-a03b406646dff984
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District of Columbia v.
Heller
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 http://youtu.be/UbTbktUVXKc
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 What is happening in
this image?
 How do you know?
 What issues does image
involve?
 What evidence helps
you identify the issue?
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 What is happening in
this image?
 How do you know?
 What issues does
image involve?
 What evidence helps
you identify the issue?
Consider & Discuss:
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 How do you think
these images relate to
the judicial branch?
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 The first image is
related to the concept of
“separate but equal.”
 The second image
shows an integrated
school.
 Both issues are related
to landmark U.S.
Supreme Court cases.
Marbury v. Madison
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 We will watch a video about
an important landmark U.S.
Supreme Court Case:
Marbury v. Madison.
 Your task will be to answer
3 questions during the clip.
 We will pause the video
after the answer to each
question is given to allow
time for you to write in your
notes, discuss the answers as
a class.
Marbury vs. Madison
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 http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/usconstitution-definition-and-the-judicial-review-ofmarbury-v-madison.html#lesson
 QUESTIONS TO COPY:
 1.) What is the Supremacy Clause in Article VI of the
U.S. Constitution? (1:31)
 2.) What is the U.S. Supreme Court and what is the role
of this court? (2:54)
 3.) What is judicial review? What Supreme Court case is
associated with judicial
 review? (4:03)
Landmark Cases
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 Based on what we learned in the video, why is
Marbury v. Madison considered a landmark
Supreme Court case?
 ……it established the power of judicial review.
 Pair up and take out the “Marbury v. Madison”
reading.
Marbury v. Madison
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 You already know that the big idea of this court case
is that it established judicial review.
 Your task is to:
 1. Read
 2. Highlight evidence to support the big idea
 3. Write a paragraph summarizing the big idea of the
case with supported evidence.
Plessy v. Ferguson
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 Please take out your Landmark U.S. Supreme Court
Case Study: Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896 activity sheet.
 We will determine why the case Plessy v. Ferguson,
1896 is considered to be a landmark decision.
 Let’s look at the Essential Question and Background
sections.
 Please highlight/mark text that helps to summarize
the background of the case.
Plessy v. Ferguson
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 Please define “opinion”
as it appears in context
in the reading.
 Look at your activity
sheet, and write down
the essential question of
this case
 Summarize the
background
information in three
complete sentences.
Plessy v. Ferguson
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 As a class, we will read the
Constitutional Principles
section and summarize both
amendments .
 Please list the amendments
and write a summary of
both amendments on the
activity sheet.
 As a class, we will read the
Decision and Impact section.
 Now, we will Questions 4
and 5. Please take notes on
the activity sheet
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This photo was taken in
Jacksonville in 1948.
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 What do you think is
going on in this
 photograph?
 What is the issue on
which it is focusing?
 How do you know?
 How do you think the
people in this
photograph feel?
You are looking at an example of how the idea of
“separate but equal” was interpreted.
What is the impact of separate but equal on
society? On your own, write an answer to
Question 6 and then share out
Brown v. Board of
Education, 1954
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 Take out your activity sheet titled: Landmark U.S. Supreme Court
Case Study Brown v. Board of Education, 1954
 Now, we will form at least 8 cooperative groups.
 Work in your group to analyze the case Brown v. Board of
Education, 1954 and determine why this case is considered to be a
landmark decision.
 As a group, read the Essential Question and Background sections
of the reading and then answer Questions 1 and 2.
 As a class, we will share out by reading each summary sentences
and sharing the evidence found by each group.
Brown v. Board of
Education, 1954
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 Complete the reading
and answer questions
3-5 in their cooperative
groups.
 Then, list the
amendments and write
a summary statement
for each amendment on
your activity sheet.
Brown v. Board of
Education, 1954
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 Together, we will read
the Decision and
Impact section.
 Let’s discuss questions
4 and 5 as a class…take
notes on your activity
sheet
Brown v. Board of
Education, 1954
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 What is the headline in
the photograph about?
 How do you know?
 Why do you think the
Tallahassee Democrat
made this the frontpage headline?”
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 What is
happening in this
photograph?
 How do you
know?
 How might this
photograph be
related to the
outcome of
Brown v. Board of
Education?
Question #6
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 Now, write a response
for Question 6 on your
student activity sheet.
 On the next slide, there
are some key points to
guide you….
Key Points: Brown v.
Board of Education
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 The Court used intangible (unseen, not measurable) evidence to
 determine that the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause
was violated.
 Court's decision was impactful in that it applied to all children
 enrolled in school, which was (and still is) required by state and
federal law.
 Court ruled unanimously in this case which is rare for such a
 controversial issue.
 The case broadened the interpretation of the equal protection
clause, which set a precedent for later equal protection cases
Landmark Supreme Court
Cases: Graphic Organizer
 Take out “Landmark
Supreme Court Cases”
graphic organizer.
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 Read the directions and
work in small groups to
fill in the rows for 1803,
1896 and 1954.
 For the 1803 row, focus on
the “Name of Case” and
“Impact” columns.
Your Task:
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 We will work in groups to
analyze another landmark
U.S. Supreme Court case in
the same way we did for
Plessy v. Ferguson and
Brown v. Board of
Education.
 You also will present the
case to the rest of the class
and explain why their
assigned case is a landmark
U.S. Supreme Court case.
Presentation Guidelines:
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The presentation must
explain:
 the essential question.
 the constitutional
principle(s).
 the outcome/impact on
society.
 why the case is a
considered a landmark
case.
Your Task:
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 Each group will receive a different “Landmark U.S.
Supreme Court Case Study” reading and student
activity sheet.
 Read and complete their activity sheet in order to
analyze their assigned case.
 Once each group has read and completed their
activity sheet, you are responsible for teaching the
rest of the class about their case.
Presentation Time!
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 Please take out the
“Landmark Supreme
Court Cases” graphic
organizer.
 Please take notes on each
case they learn about
during the presentations.
 After each presentation,
we will allow for
 students to ask questions.
Checking for
Understanding:
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 Write an informative
response using the
following prompt:
 Explain how U.S.
Supreme Court cases
have had an impact on
society. Provide examples
from at least three U.S.
Supreme Court cases you
have learned about in this
lesson.