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The Bill of Rights and the U.S. Supreme Court

In this lesson, students work in groups and individually to understand how the Constitution/Bill of Rights is a living document and how Supreme Court decisions protect the rights of all Americans.

Format: lesson plan (grade 10 Social Studies)

By Grace Wasserman.

Biltmore Estate

In North Carolina in the New South, page 5.1

George Washington Vanderbilt inherited a tremendous sum of money and used it to build a massive house and grounds near Asheville.

Format: article

And justice for all: The Trail of Tears, Mexican deportation, and Japanese internment

Many textbooks mention the Trail of Tears, but fail to mention that this early displacement of an ethnic minority is only the one of many legally-sanctioned forced relocations. This lesson will address the displacement of American Indians through the Trail of Tears, the forced deportation of Mexican Americans during the Great Depression, and the internment of Japanese American citizens during WWII.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11–12 Social Studies)

By Patricia Camp.

Resources on the web

Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Provides a full range of resources for educators to use when teaching about landmark supreme court cases. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Street Law

With an Even Hand - Brown v. Board at Fifty

An in-depth look at one of the most important court cases for civil rights. The exhibition examines precedent-setting court cases that laid the ground work for the Brown v. Board decision, explores the Supreme Court argument and the public's response to it,... (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Library of Congress

The Supreme Court Historical Society

Learn about the history of the Supreme Court, its past and present justices, important court decisions, and more. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

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