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Article 4: The Supreme Court Word Count: 220 Vocabulary: N/A High Impact Teaching Strategy: Questioning Lesson Plan:
1. Ask students: What is the Supreme Court? (It is a branch of the government defined in the Constitution, Article 3; it is the highest court in the nation; it tries all cases dealing with constitutionality.) 2. Review Article 3 of the Constitution. 3. Read the article as a class. The third paragraph outlines judicial reviews. a. Discuss some landmark cases of the Supreme Court, like Brown v. Board of Education, Miranda v. Arizona, Plessy v. Ferguson, Korematsu v. the United States (Japanese-American internment in the 1940s), Bush v. Gore 2000, Gideon v. Wainwright 1963 , (right to an attorney), or others. 4. Explain that this article is about the function and purpose of the court, with John Marshall establishing the procedures of the court. 5. As an extension, invite students to do additional research on the current Supreme
Court. Ask students the following questions: a. Who are the justices on today’s court? b. Who is the current chief justice? c. Who has served on the court the longest? d. Who is the newest justice? e. Name three interesting facts learned about the court.
f. Note that answers will vary based on current service of supreme court justices. Students can research and find the answers using the Supreme Court website. Encourage students to provide evidence of their conclusions.
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