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Judicial Branch

Cases, Procedure, Precedent 
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Driving Question 1: How did Judicial Interpretation shape the development of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties?
Driving Question 2: What was the impact of the 14th Amendment on this development?

Problem Statement: 
How can we as...Seminar Leaders
[Do]...prepare materials for and lead a discussion about a major Civil Rights and/or Civil Liberties Case
So that...we can better see historic precedent and understand current events with a new perspective?

Project Essentials

Entry Document
Knows/Need To Know's/Next Steps
Project Teams/Groups

Project Management Tools

Project & Group Management Log
Critical Friends Protocol
Critical Friends Feedback Form
Group Contract

Assessment & Guidelines

Project Rubric
Collaboration Rubric
Critical Thinking Rubric
Oral Communication Rubric
Work Ethic Rubric
Written Communication Rubric
Peer Evaluation/Feedback (Green, 1)

School Resources

Seven Habits 4 Teens

Post-Project

Post-Project Assessment Rubric (Green, 1)
Post-Project Assessment Form
Facilitator Reflection
Student Self Reflection

Project Resources

Guides
Incorporations of the 14th Amendment
Fundamentals of Case Law

Resources from the web

Types of Courts
Rules of the Supreme Court
SCOTUS blog
Perspectives Change

Changing Times
Sit-Ins

Cartoons:
Cagle Cartoons

Major Cases and Background
Judiciary Act (1789)
Hamilton on the Bank
Jefferson on the Bank
Marbury v. Madison 1803
McCulloch v. Maryland 1819
Barron v. Mayor and City Council of Balt. 1833
Dred Scott v. Sanford 1856
Slaughterhouse Cases 1872
Reynolds v. US 1878
Civil Rights Cases 1882
Plessy v. Ferguson 1896
Muller v. Oregon 1907
Schenck v. US 1918
Buck v. Bell 1926
Minersville School Dist. v. Gobitis 1939
HIRABAYASHI v. UNITED STATES 1942
Warren Court Onward:

Textbook Reading Pages


Class Resources (permalinks)

Reference
Library Databases
dictionary (wordnik)
Bibme.org
EasyBib
citationmachine.net

Foundations
Federalist Papers Indexed at Constitution.org
Yale's Avalon Project
National Archives' Constitution Page
Congress (Article I)
Library of Congress Web Guide
538 Blog
Library of Congress THOMAS
Census 
Congress Link
Contacting the Congress
Clerk of the House
Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate site
Executive (Article II)
Politico's 44 blog
UVA's Miller Center
Fed Stats
Electoral College
Judicial (Article III)
Rules of the Supreme Court
SCOTUS blog
AP Test
AP Central
Politico's AP GOV Test Prep
General
USA.gov
Cagle Cartoons
Annenberg Civics site
Latest "News"
Daily Kos
Drudge Report
FactCheck.org
Huffington Post
PoliticsTV.com
The Hill
Townhall.com

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  • Anacostia HS
  • Partnerships
    • THATClass
    • THATSummer
    • Alley Life
  • PBL
    • project methodology
    • skills AND content
    • authentic assessment
    • evaluation (grades)
    • reflection
    • why PBL?
    • Founding Thinkers FB Quiz Project Model