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Objectives: • Increase proficiency in reading, writing, speaking and critical thinking. Also analyzing and reasoning, listening and questioning. § Actively engage in the justice system and understand how it works. § Practice civic participation and prepare students to learn further about important justice issues.
A variety of teaching materials about the U.S. judicial system and the Supreme Court are presented in the Landmark cases series co-produced by Street Law and the Supreme Court Historical Society.
Identify judicial review as a power of the U.S. Supreme Court; Explain the origin and function of judicial review; Recognize how judicial review impacts checks and balances; Emphasize how the courts have used judicial review to interpret the Constitution and extend its protections
These lessons and worksheets look at specific aspects of the judicial branch. The topics include the role of Appellate and the Supreme Courts, the movement and process of procedures; we also look at the impact of very influential Justices.
Judicial Review: Checking the Other 2 Branches - U.S. Judicial Branch Series | Academy 4 Social Change 5. Why was the act declared unconstitutional? 6. What were the consequences, either short-term or long-term, of this case?
Define judicial review. Explain how judicial review became an established power of the Supreme Court. Key Concepts & Vocabulary. checks and balances, Supreme Court, legislative branch, executive branch, Federalist Papers, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, Constitution.
Once students have completed the notes on judicial review and it has been discussed in class, they will apply their knowledge of judicial review and the equal protection clause by researching some historic and current Supreme Court decisions and explain how they reflect the idea of judicial review
