Spark your students' interest in the judicial branch with this product! This packet includes lessons, primary source passages, a chance to get involved in the judicial branch, a simulated court case, and a "Gather the Justices" review activity.
Some of the lesson sheets in this packet contain excerpts from the U.S. Constitution. I used the original text of the Constitution, as referenced on www.archives.gov
Contents of this packet:
* Judicial Branch Lesson and Fold-Up Activity
* Responsibilities of the Supreme Court-Lesson and Questions
* Supreme Court Justices-Lesson and Questions
* Supreme Court Cases-Lesson and Questions
* Brown v. Board of Education-A Landmark Case: Lesson and Questions
* A Supreme Court Case-You Decide!
* Get Involved! Write a Letter to the Supreme Court!
* Judicial Branch Review Activity-Gather the Justices
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